Ancient EgyptBy Cassandra Kintzele

Who were the Ancient Egyptians?The earliest Egyptians lived about 5,000 years

ago.They lived by the Nile.They regarded life and children as great

blessings.

GeographyEvery year the Nile flooded, leaving rich soil. They lived in the desert and it was very dry

so life depended on the Nile.

HieroglyphsHieroglyph means “sacred carving” in Greek.Hieroglyphs are usually written on long scrolls

of papyrus, a type of paper.The Rosetta Stone was used to decode the

hieroglyphs and was discovered by a French soldier in 1799.

The Egyptian alphabet contained more than 700 hieroglyphs.

Egyptian PharaohsKing Tut was one of the most famous

pharaohs.King Tut had mini coffins to hold his internal

organs.Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt for 22 years, was

actually Greek!Pharaohs wore fake beards made of goat hair.

One Egyptian leader kept hippos as pets.

ReligionEgyptians worshipped more than 2,000 gods

and goddesses.Tombs were stocked with everything from

food to khol.An unwrapped mummy’s bandages could

stretch for half a mile.The Great Pyramid weighs as much as 16

Empire State Buildings.

Egyptian Gods and GodessesOsiris = Chief God of the underworld.Seth = God of violence, chaos, storms,

darkness, and desert land.Hathor = Goddess of the sky.Thoth = God of the moon.Hourus = Son of Osiris and Isis.Isis = Godess of religious beliefs.Re = Sun God

Battles and WarsBattle of Megiddo, was fought in 1479 BC

between Egypt and Canaanites in the Jezreel Valley.

In 332 BC Egypt’s days of greatness were over, Ancient Greece fought and conquered Ancient Egypt.

Unanswered QuestionsHow did King Tut die at such an early age?What is and what or who caused the hole on

the back of King Tut’s neck?What did the creators call what we now call

the Sphinx?Who built the Sphinx, when was it built, and is

it a statue of someone?

My Name in Hieroglyphs

Sources Used“Egypt, Ancient.” Britannica Online School

Edition. 2012. www.school.eb.com.Brown,Maggie, Early Civilizations, Parragon

Publishing, 2002 pg. 11,13,10.www.worldbook.com.Egypt,Ancient. 2012.en.wikipedia.org. Sphinx.2012.

Amazing EgyptAncient Egypt is very interesting. They left behind almost everything from the pyramids

to a simple tunic.I hope you find it as interesting as I do.