ANCIENT EGYPT

NILE RIVER

NILE RIVER FACTS

• The Nile River has a flooding cycle that has provided a seasonal rhythm.
• The flooding cycle has determined a planting season for farmers.
• Upper Egypt is in the south and Lower Egypt is in the north.
• Egypt has three seasons named Akhet, Peret, and Shemu.
• Average rainfall in present-day Egypt is about the same as it was in Ancient Egypt.

EGYPTIAN SOCIETY

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SOCIETY

• There was nine total social classes in Ancient Egypt.
• The most powerful class on the social pyramid was King.
• The lowest on the social pyramid was slaves.
• Priests and Nobles were the second highest on the social pyramid.
• Scribes wrote on papyrus.

PYRAMIDS

PYRAMID FACTS

• The Pyramids were used as tombs for dead kings.
• Ancient Egyptians became masters of architecture to be able to build the Pyramids.
• Pharaohs are also known as god-kings.
• Ancient Egyptians believed pharaohs could take their belongings beyond death.
• The Pyramids have several compartments used for several different things.

HIEROGLYPHICS

HIEROGLYPHICS FACTS

• Ancient Egyptians have invented the first paper.
• Hieroglyphics were ancient Egyptian written language.
• Hieroglyphics can stand for sounds.
• Hieroglyphics can represent ideas or objects
• There are thirty different hieroglyphics.

PHARAOHS

PHARAOH FACTS

• Pharaohs are believed to be gods.
• Only men could be pharaohs.
• Hatshepsut was portrayed to be a man.
• Hatshepsut's father was supposedly the sun god "Ra".
• Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh.