2. The Red land.
• The Egyptians believed the Egypt was divided
into two different lands the red land and the
black land. The red land was a harsh hot
desert that gave Egypt protection on the two
sides. These two deserts separated Egypt
from near countries and invading armies. This
was a great advantage to Egypt and its people.
The red land also provided the Egyptians with
rare metals and precious stones.
3. the black land.
• the black land was a fertile land this means it
was a great place to grow crops. And a
suitable place for the farmers to live. The only
land in Egypt to grow crops because the layer
of rich black silt witch washed up thereevery
time the Nile flooded.
4. Children in ancient Egypt
• In ancient Egypt children were the heart of the
family every one had kids and you didn't have
children the couple adopted a child. Children
were taught to be kind and loyal to there family
they were to help with the family business and to
help and take care of the elders in there family. It
was very important that the children were taught
to be kind and caring in there life because the
Egyptian's believed order and justice. So it was
important that they be faithful and kind at all
times.
5. Farmers in ancient Egypt
• Ancient Egyptian farmers grew many crops such as
barley, wheat, figs, vegetables, pomegranates, melons
and vines. But the most impotent crop was grain
because the ancient Egyptians made bread with it and
porridge and beer. Grain was the very first crop the
ancient Egyptian's grew after the flooding season. After
the flooding they grew many crops such as
leeks, onions, cabbages, cucumber, and lettuce. All
after the grain was harvested. The farmers grew all
there crops along the bank of the Nile and they planted
fruit trees and vines along paths and to give shade as
long as fruit.
6. Sphinx
• The sphinx is a colossal stone statue that is
next to the great pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
The great sphinx is carved out of
limestone, the great sphinx has different
features such as a head of a man and the body
of a lion. The sphinx is around 240 feet (73m)
long and 66 feet (20m) high. It is said that the
sphinx was built the same time the as the
nearby pyramid khafre around 2540 B.C.E .
The face of the sphinx is thought to be khafre.
7. Gods.
• The Egyptians worshiped over 2000 gods and
goddesses. Other ancient gods looked like people but
the ancient Egyptian gods had the heads of an animal
and a body of a man. The Egyptians built temples for
they gods and so they can honour them. Each temple
was the home of one or more different gods. The
Egyptians prayed to there gods for any thing they
needed or wanted . And if there prayer was not herd or
granted they would give the temples statue a whack
with a reed to let the temple god know they are up set
with them. The ancient Egyptians where not afraid of
there gods at all.
8. Pyramids.
• The ancient Egyptians built there pyramids on the
west side of the Nile and the temples for the gods
on the east. The east of the Nile river where the
temples where built signified rebirth while the
west where the pyramids where built signified
death. The ancient Egyptians strongly believed an
after life and so they made a complete
preparation for the pharaohs journey to the after
life. The pyramids are tombs for the pharaohs.
There are many different tombs but the best
known tombs are the pyramids. They protect the
very important person that rest with in the tomb.
9. pharaohs
• The pharaohs where known to be mortal rulers.
Not many is knows about the ancient Egyptian
pharaohs , a long time ago the country was spilt
up into two and there was about several different
rulers at the time. There was problem many
different kings before history was even recorded.
Pharaohs ruled Egypt around ten years at a time
then the job was handed down to there sons. The
pharaohs made the laws and controlled there
army. The kings even started planning there
funerals before they where even born.
10. Mummifying
• In order to go to the after life you have to mummify
the king. First they slip a hook up tour nostrils and pull
the brains out the brains of the dead king gently. Then
they would put in a liquid and let it dry. Then they
would take the organs out and put them in a jar but
not the heart. Then they would put fake organs inside
the body. Then they would wash the body in natron
witch is a salty liquid. Thenthey would dry the body
with tree sap liquid and make the body smell good.
Then they would wrap the king with 400 hundred lines
of linin strips. Then get a priest to chant spells to them
and give them magic charms for good luck. Then they
would mummify any of there pets cats or dogs.