Ancient Egypt Presented by: Mrs. Drake’s 2nd Grade Researchers

Sphinx

The Great Sphinx of Giza is 4,500 years old. By: David

Sand has buried The Great Sphinx up to his neck after a sand storm. By: Ramin

QUEENS

QUEEN HATSHEPSUT

She was the great woman ruler. She built a temple next to a stone cliff at Dar El Bahrain. By: Lauren

QUEEN NEFERTITI

She ruled in the Eighteenth Dynasty. She became a Pharaoh. By: Kelly

Queen Cleopatra

PHARAOH means The Great House or A Ruler and a King. By : Joshua

A pharaoh was thought to be the son of a god and the chief priest. He made laws. By: Joseph

KING TUT He became pharaoh when he was nine years old. He died when he was 19 years old. By: Nichole

The Explorers Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb in They say that King Tut’s curse first got Lord Canarvan who was a member of the exploration team. He died as a result of a mosquito bite. Lord Canarvan’s dog died at the same time after letting out a big yelp. By: Tommy

THE NILE

The Nile irrigates many acres of land in Egypt and in its neighboring country of Sudan. The Nile is 4,132 miles long. By: Christine

The Nile river flows through steep canyons into the swamp Lake Kyoga after leaving Lake Albert on the border between Uganda and Zaire. By: Andrea

The Nile is the longest river in the world. It flows in the northwest direction to drain into the Mediterranean Sea. By: Denver

GODS

The Sun god, Re was their most worshipped god. Anubis is god of the Underworld and Death. By: Lauren

Egyptians made hundreds of gods. Anubis weighed the heart against the feather for truth and honesty. By: Morgan

Horus Horus

Anubis has a jackal face. Most gods had human bodies and animal heads. Egyptians thought that many gods were part of a huge family. Horus and Maat were children of gods. Anubis was the god who embalmed the pharaoh’s bodies. By: Samantha

PYRAMIDS It took 20 years for Ancient Egyptians to build a pyramid. They build pyramids to bury the pharaohs so they would have a home for their afterlife. By: Justin

The Great Pyramid is the only Ancient Wonder of the world which is still standing. By: Zach

HIEROGLYPHICS Hieroglyphics are picture symbols that Ancient Egyptians used for writing. By: Justin

To make letters, Egyptians used Hieroglyphics. They also used hieroglyphic numbers. By: Cinthya

CARTOUCHE Ancient Egyptians wore a Cartouche with a pharaoh’s name on it for good luck. I am wearing a Cartouche. This is King Tut’s Cartouche By: Alexandra

MUMMIES

The Egyptians took the organs out but left the heart in. Then they wrapped the dead and put the mummy in a sarcophagus. By: Michael

It took 70 days to get the mummy ready. Mummies are 3000 years old. When you unwrap the bandages, they stare at you. By: Nicholas Hill

FOOD The Egyptians’ diet consisted of bread, crocodiles, fish, and fruits such as figs and dates. By: Bryan

We used the following resources to make our presentation: to make our presentation: *Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia *Microsoft Ancient Land *The Internet

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