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Walk Like an Egyptian. By Sheryl Johnson. Where is Egypt located?. Nile River NileDelta Cataracts Deserts Upper/Lower Egypt Mediterranean Sea. Life on the Nile. Social levels Working Families-Trades-farming, smith, painter, mason, leather tanner, carpenter, etc.
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Walk Like an Egyptian By Sheryl Johnson
Where is Egypt located? • Nile River • NileDelta • Cataracts • Deserts • Upper/Lower Egypt • Mediterranean Sea
Life on the Nile • Social levels • Working Families-Trades-farming, smith, painter, mason, leather tanner, carpenter, etc. • Pharaohs were considered to be living gods! They believed that when the pharaoh died, he would achieve eternal life.
The World is Born! • First there was only darkness. • The god Nun was a big, black sea in chaos, • The god Ra came from the sea, he was the sun. • Order was established and life was made possible.
Gods and Goddesses • The Egyptians had many gods and goddesses-one source lists 740! • Only a small number were worshipped at the same time. • Some examples are Ra, Horus, Isis, Osiris, Nephthys, Hathor, Ptah, Bastet, Anubis, and Thoth.
Where’s my mummy? • Egyptians believed in life after death • Procedure: the ritual was performed by 4 priests. Important parts were placed into canopic jars. The body was dried using natron and then wrapped with long strips of cloth. Lastly, it was places in a coffin.
Pyramids • Most pyramids were the final resting place of pharaohs and queens. • There were about 30 pyramids built in ancient Egypt. Each took about 20 year to build. • They were 480 ft. high & 760 ft. long. Some block weighed as much as 15 tons.
What did that mean? • The Egyptians used many symbols such as an Ankh, Flail&Crook, Eye of Horus, Ba, Jackal, Scarab Beetle, and Sphinx.
So what do you remember? • What body of water was the most important to the Egyptians? • What is a delta? • How many cataracts are along the Nile? • Did the Egyptians have any social levels? What level contained the most people? • Was a Pharaoh very important? Why? • What two gods were responsible for the beginning of the world?
Quiz Continued… • Pick a god of goddess for your presentation!!!!____________________________________________ • Did the Egyptians believe in life after death? • List the steps of the mummification process.
Work Cited • http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/graphics/map_anc_egypt.gif http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Egypt/social_report.html • Egyptian Gods • http://www.ehs.pvt.k12.ca.us/ehs/projects/9798/AnCiv6/Egypt/acjake • Gods of Ancient Egypt • http://www.touregypt.net/gods1.htm • Mummies of ancient egypt • http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/images/tutcoffin-l.gif • The History of Egypt • http://www.touregypt.net/kids/History.htm • Symbols and Definitions • http://members.aol.com/egyptart/symlst.html • Eye on Ancient Egypt, L.L. Owens • Ancient Civilization Egypt, Jane Pofahl