ANCIENT EGYPT

NILE RIVER

NILE RIVER FACTS

• The Nile River is the longest river in the world
• For the Egyptians, the Nile literaly ment life and death
• The Nile has two sources, Lake Tana and Lake Victoria
• The Egyptians had two terms for the Nile "the black Nile and the red Nile
• The black land represented life and the red land meant danger

EGYPTIAN SOCIETY

EGYPTIAN SOCIETY FACTS

• King was the highest status and ruled Egypt as a god
• Officials and priests helped run the government and temples
• Scribes and crafts people wrote and produced goods

PYRAMIDS

PYRAMID FACTS

• The pyramids were built by the Egyptians about 3,000 years ago
• The pyramids were used to house or as tombs for the dead kings
• The egyptians had to use math, geometry, engineering, and architecture
• The largest of these pyramids is near the town of Giza
• The king's chamber remand at the centre of the pyramid

HIEROGLYPHICS

HIEROGLYPHICS FACTS

• Hieroglyphics are a system of writing that was based on pictures
• Hireoglyphics represented ideas or objects but could also stand for sound
• Hieroglyphics could be written on paper called papyrus

PHARAOHS

PHARAOH FACTS

• A pharaoh is an Egyptian king
• The pharaoh ruled daily life
• A pharaoh often ruled Egypt like a god