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Ancient Egypt

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ANCIENT EGYPT

MATTHEW SMITH- PERIOD 7
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NILE RIVER

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NILE RIVER FACTS

  • The nile river has flooded during planting season before.
  • The Nile River is 4,160 miles long.
  • Five miles of the Nile are in Egypt.
  • The Nile River is the longest river in Egypt.
  • Boats can be on the Nile and you can also swim.

SOCIETY

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SOCIETY FACTS

  • Two classes that planted crops where farmers and unskilled workers, and enslaved people.
  • Enslaved people where treated the worst out of the groups.
  • The king was the most valued out of everyone.
  • The highest class was the kings and the lowest was enslaved people.
  • Nobles and priests where treated almost as good as the kings.

PYRAMIDS

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PYRAMID FACTS

  • Egyptian kings built pyramids.
  • You needed mathematics, geometry, engineering, and architecture to build pyramid.
  • The kings chamber was located in the middle of the pyramid.
  • Pharaohs where buried with thier dealings.
  • Pyramids had temples to make offerings.

HIEROGLYPHICS

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HIEROGLYPHICS FACTS

  • Egyptians invented the first paper.
  • Hieroglyphics included ideas or sounds.
  • Hieroglyphics where easier to understand than cuneiform.
  • Hieroglyphics was a type of written language.
  • Egyptians made these hieroglyphics.

PHARAOHS

PHARAOHS FACTS

  • Dealings made the egyptians special people.
  • The pharaohs in Egypt.
  • Kings where known as pharaohs.
  • Ancient Egyptians where the only ones to refer kings as pharaohs.
  • Hatshepsut was the only female king.