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Ancient Egypt. By Megan butler & Yunbin Park. Geography. The ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land, the 'black land' and the 'red land'. The 'black land' was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile.
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Ancient Egypt By Megan butler & Yunbin Park
Geography • The ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land, the 'black land' and the 'red land'. • The 'black land' was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile. • The 'red land' was the barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides.
Pyramids • The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom. • There are about eighty pyramids known today from ancient Egypt • The most well-known of these pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu.
Women's Clothing • The ancient Egypt made their own clothes from what their environment and nature gave them. • The ancient Egyptians wore light clothes made from linen. • Linen is made from flax - a plant which was grown along the Nile. • The picture below shows the flax growing process.
Once harvested, the flax was soaked in water until soft. The soften flax was then separated into fibres which were beaten before being spun into thread which was then woven into cloth.
