1. Ancient Egypt by darren

2. transport  Papyrus rolls with heiroglyphic tells us about food being brought to the pharoe markets in reed baskets carried by donkeys  A wooden model from a tomb in the valley of kings shows us that wooden boats with sails,oars and large rudders were used for the heaviest journeys

3. More on transport  Stone carvings in the temple at thebes shows slaves carrying large loads on their backs using a pole heavier loads were carried on two poles with two men  A model in tutankamuns tomb shows us him using a small boat made from reeds to hunt in the marshes of the nile  A stone carving shows a pharoah being carried in a chair on two poles on a shoulder of four slaves. This idea would only be used for short journeys in the city

4. The most powerful people in egypt was the pharoah  1-pharoah  2-priests  3-nobles  4-merchants  5-craftspeople  6-farmers  7-labourers  8-slaves

5. Priest women PPPPriest women showered at least four times a day to be pure for the gods in the temple TTTThey sang and danced in front of statues of the gods TTTThey often made medicines for the sick who visited the temple duding illness

6. Rich women HHHHad many slaves as servants WWWWent to many rich feasts OOOOften ran large farms when their husbands were away HHHHad to share a husband with one or two more wives MMMMore fine white linen dresses SSSSpent lots of time painting their faces SSSShowed they wererich by their gold and jewels

7. Ordinary women (Mrs.bell) WWWWore simple white tunic dresses HHHHad very few personal goods MMMMade all the familys bread CCCCooked all the meals HHHHad to help their husband in work in busy times CCCCleaned the home daily BBBBartered goods for food in the market LLLLooked after the children all day long SSSSpun and wove flax to make the familys clothes

8. 372yu80yu89rhjy8  Slave women Wore simple plain white skirts and had few personal goods  Were often captured in egypts wars  They Could be dancers or play music at feasts  Worked long days for rich people  Could be bought and sold at slave markets  A slave woman Could marry and then be free  Women Mainly worked as house servants

9.  Beer is made from mashed stale bread then it is strained  Bread is made from wheat and its made by the slave  Beef is geese and fish  Onions and leeks were often use in foods  Fruit-dried pieces have been found in tombs  Honey-model bee hives have been foun in tombs showing us that honey was probably a maojor food at the time  There were no knives forks ect.

10. khufu WWWWhen khufu was alive hemade plans for his own burial and journey to the next life HHHHe told his men to build a great pyramid and so they did on the banks of the river nile in Giza IIIIt would stand for all time as a monument of his greatness IIIIt was built about 4,500 years ago IIII t was originally covered in limestone

11. Random facts Random facts  It is believed that it took 100,000 men to work on khufus pyramid for 20 years  Egyptian measurement is 4 fingers…7 palms = 1 cubit  Most egyptians lived in dried out huts made from dry clay bricks  Boats were made from reeds or wood which grew on the banks of the river nile

12. tutankhamun TTTTutankhamns tomb was hidden and a man called howard carter. Who searched all over the valley of kings to find him

13. MUMMIFICATION  The man will get its brains out  Everything is preserved for forty days  It then gets wrapped in ilinen bandages  Its face then gets painted and moulded like its face  Its then put in its wooden coffin and sealed with wax

14. Questions and answers Questions and answers  Whats the famous rivers name? the famous rivers name is the river nile  What was a pharoah? He was the ruler of the land and leader of the people  Why did they marry young? Because they lived short lives What did the women priests do each day? They showered up to four times and danced for the gods