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Egypt
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Geography• Egypt is located in
northeastern Africa • The Nile River runs the
length of the country flowing south to north
• The river begins in the mountains of Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
• The climate is hot and dry, part of the Sahara Desert
http://www.worldcountries.info/Maps/GoogleMap-Egypt.phphttp://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/explore/ter.html
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•The capital city of Egypt is Cairo.
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The Nile River• The Nile is the main
river in Egypt.• It is the longest river in
the world (over 4,000 miles).
• In ancient Egypt it served as a source of food for the people of ancient Egypt
• It was the major source of water for bathing and drinking
• The Nile was crucial for farming
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The River Nile
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Nile Delta• The Nile Delta is
located in northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
• 240 km of coastline• Here is a rich
agricultural region where one finds the most fertile soil in Africa.
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In Egypt there is also the Great Sahara Desert
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The Egyptian Flag
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Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt : Religion
• Ancient Egyptians believed that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife Amon-Re: sun god Osiris: god of the underworld and of the Nile
• The pharaoh was believed to be a god as well as a ruler
Falcon Headed Sun God
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Religion
• Ancient Egyptians believed in eternal life after death. They relied on the Book of the Dead to help them through the afterworld.
• Practiced mummification, the preservation of the body for use in the next
life.
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Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead includes a collection of spells, hymns, and prayers intended to secure a safe passage to the underworld for the dead.
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Ancient Egypt : Writing
Making paper from papyrus
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What is hieroglyphics?• Hieroglyphics is the picture writing used in
ancient Egypt. The word hieroglyphics is made up of two Greek words - hieros, which means sacred, and glyphe, which means carving.
• The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system consists of several hundred picture
signs.
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Phonograms represent sounds, much as alphabet letters do. Ideograms are signs that represent whole words or concepts.
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Daily Life
The Egyptians - Daily Life
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt: The Pyramids
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The Great Pyramid of Giza
• This is the oldest of the seven wonders of the world.
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The Great SphinxThe mythical creature with a lion’s
body and a human head.
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Vocabulary • Pyramid
• Ancient egypt
• Sphinx
• Hieroglyphics
• Mummification
• River Nile
• Sahara desert