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1 Elizabeth Lee Grade 4

2 Lived along Nile Surrounding deserts gave protection

3 Nile used for many things Farmed & grew crops, fruit, & grain in rich soil along Nile

4 The Ancient Egyptians lived along what body of water, which provided them with food, entertainment, transportation, and so many other things? 1.The Red SeaThe Red Sea 2.The Euphrates RiverThe Euphrates River 3.The Nile RiverThe Nile River

5 I am sorry but this is not the right answer REVIEW

6 Stretches 660 miles Longest river in world Important in Egyptian life Floods between June & September

7 The Nile River is the correct answer

8 Religion Polytheistic- believed in many higher beings Higher beings helped in: - creation, flooding of Nile, protection, afterlife

9 Examples: Aten-sun god Horus-protected Egypt Isis-helped people in need Religion

10 Process of preserving the dead Developed over many centuries

11 Practice: embalmed, wrapped in linen, & buried in coffin Social class determined possessions buried with

12 Some think Egyptians best builders ever Shape drawn in sand, large stones dragged by men to pyramid & stacked Process took many (20) years

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14 Located-Giza near The Great Pyramid Made of limestone Head-pharaoh, body-lion Gave protection & honored Gods

15 Recording history was important Hieroglyphics-form of writing Only scribes knew how to write Alphabet represented by pictures

16 Helped explain hieroglyphics Made-Egypt-200BC-black basalt Contains 3 alphabets: –Hieroglyphics –Demotic –Greek

17 Education Girls-no education-stayed home with mothers to cook & clean Poor children stayed home helping parents with farm

18 Education Only wealthy boys were schooled Taught by priests in temples

19 Oils/creams-protection from sun No dressing before shower Took pride in clean clothes

20 Men & women wore make up, perfume, & jewelry Many stones, beads, & gold

21 Food- meats, vegetables, & fruit food-eaten immediately -no way to preserve

22 grapes

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25 Last great Egyptian Pharaoh Death-ended Ancient Egyptian society And the Fall of Ancient Egypt

26 lost ore/fabric market-Egypt failed Romans & others took over Mediterranean

27 Hunting crocodiles, fox, & hyenas

28 Hosting/attending parties with magicians, acrobats, dancers, singers, & live music

29 Relaxing by Nile, swimming, boating

30 Playing with ivory toys & board games

31 Valued family & children Women = to men & highly respected

32 When parents died - men inherited land -women inherited household Children looked after grandparents

33 The Ancient Egyptians: 1. Valued their familyValued their family 2. Thought men and women were equalThought men and women were equal 3. All of the aboveAll of the above

34 This is the correct answer

35 I am sorry but this is not the correct answer Review

36 Thought children were blessings Prayed for them if childless Women-obey fathers & husbands but were equal

37 http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/ex hibits/egypt/index.htmhttp://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/ex hibits/egypt/index.htm http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/ http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCred it.4.2.html

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