NILE RIVER

NILE RIVER FACTS

• The Blue Nile was a source of the Nile River.
• The White Nile was a source of the Nile river.
• The Egyptians ate sand for their Heath.
• They have 3 seasons and the USA has 4 seasons.
• The red land meant danger.

SOCIETY

SOCIETY FACTS

• Enslaved people, farmers, and unskilled workers harvested papyrus.
• Merchants, craftsmen, and scribes were the people who wrote papyrus.
• The kings ruled everything.
• The nobles and priests could boss around the merchants.
• The merchants, scribes, and craftsmen could boss around the farmers, enslaved people, and unskilled workers.

PYRAMIDS

PYRAMID FACTS

• Mathematics, geometry, engineering, and architecture were the skills you needed to know to build a pyramid.
• At the top of The pyramid is where the kings chamber was located.
• The temple was added to make offerings.
• So they wouldn't be apart from their belongings the pharaohs were buried with their stuff.
• Egyptians built pyramids to keep dead kings in.

HIEROGLYPHICS

HIEROGLYPHIC FACTS

• Egyptians used hieroglyphics which was a system of writing that was based on pictures.
• Hieroglyphics represented ideas or objects, but could also stand for sounds.
• The first paper made keeping records in hieroglyphics easier.

PHARAOHS

PHARAOH FACTS

• Egyptians believed that a god made a pharaoh a special person.
• Hatshepsut wore make clothes and had a beard.
• Hatshepsut was the daughter of a pharaoh.