Welcome to Ancient Egypt!

1. Welcome to Ancient Egypt! By Julia, Bea, and Michelle

2. Did you know….. The Nile is the world’s longest river, which is over 4000 miles long! The Red Land provides Egypt with precious metals and semi-precious stones… In Ancient Egypt, bread is the most important food and beer was the favorite drink! The Sahara Desert gets about 10 inches of rain a year! Some think that there is a curse on King Tutankhamen’s tomb. On the outside of the tomb a message is translated, “Death Shall Come on Swift Wings to Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King.” Fast Facts About Ancient Egypt…

3. Children were considered a blessing If a family didn’t have a child, they would pray to the gods for one. A girl married at 12 years old. A rich girl married a few years later. Children were raised and taught to be kind and honest. The Egyptians believed in “Ma’at”-order and justice. In ancient Egypt, both genders had equal rights. Houses were made of mud brick from the Nile. Walk like an Egyptian…

4. A new block was placed every 2 minutes with out modern technology Tomb show the story of how the life of the person inside 3 pyramids in Giza were built in 80 years. Pyramids were meant to be the stair ways to gods Each block for the pyramid was 40 tons! Kufu built the pyramid of Giza Pyramids…

5. Egyptian hieroglyphs could be written right to left or left to right. Nobody knew how to write in Egyptians Hieroglyphsuntil the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799. Egyptian hieroglyphs had no vowels. The Rosetta Stone was named for the village it was found in The Rosetta Stone was named for the village it was found in, by French soldiers. The Rosetta Stone is displayed in a museum and had been displayed there since 1802 Hieroglyphs…..