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The document provides an overview of ancient Egypt, detailing its civilization that began over 5000 years ago, the significance of the Nile River for agriculture, and the role of pharaohs as both political and religious leaders. It highlights the construction of pyramids as monumental tombs for pharaohs and the mummification process for the afterlife. Additionally, it mentions the Great Sphinx of Giza and daily life in ancient Egypt, emphasizing the use of hieroglyphics and the farming lifestyle of ordinary Egyptians.

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Ancient Egyptians Information PowerPoint

The document provides an overview of ancient Egypt, detailing its civilization that began over 5000 years ago, the significance of the Nile River for agriculture, and the role of pharaohs as both political and religious leaders. It highlights the construction of pyramids as monumental tombs for pharaohs and the mummification process for the afterlife. Additionally, it mentions the Great Sphinx of Giza and daily life in ancient Egypt, emphasizing the use of hieroglyphics and the farming lifestyle of ordinary Egyptians.

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Where Is Egypt?

This is
Egypt
When Did the Ancient Egyptians Live?

The ancient Egyptian civilisation began over 5000 years ago.


In 3100 BC King Menes united two Egyptian kingdoms and built an
empire that lasted until 30 BC, when the Romans took it over by force.
3100 BC Ancient Egypt 30 BC

Stone Islamic Empire


Age (AD 610)
This is a map
of Egypt.

What do you notice


about where the
towns are situated?

Why do you think


this might be?
Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians settled
by the river Nile because it
flooded every year and
fertilised the soil around it.

This meant that crops grew


well and people could live off
what they had grown, as well
as fish, bathe and drink from
the river.

They also used the river for


transporting goods from place
to place.
Pharaohs

The people of ancient Egypt were ruled


by pharaohs.

Pharaohs could be men or women and


were the political and religious leaders
of the Egyptian people.

People considered them to be a half


man, half god.

One of the most well-known pharaohs


was Tutankhamun.

His tomb was discovered by the


archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922
and was full of thousands of artefacts.
Pharaohs
These are some of the artefacts discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Can you work out what they are?


Why do you think certain items were buried with them?
Pyramids
The ancient Egyptians left behind many great monuments that can still be
seen today. They built huge pyramids from stone to house the tombs of
pharaohs. These pyramids would have been built in stages over many
years and taken thousands of men. Pyramid building may have happened
during the flood season in Egypt, when it was impossible to farm the land.
Pyramids

Inside the pyramids were complex


passageways and chambers. The burial
chambers were dug deep underground and
on ground level, there were rooms where
offerings could be made.

Burial chambers were lined with wood or


limestone and decorated with paintings.
Secret entrances and trap doors were built
to deter robbers.
The Great Sphinx of Giza
The Sphinx is one of the largest sculptures in the world at over 73m long,
19m wide and 20m high. Made from limestone, it sits near the Pyramids
of Giza. A sphinx is a mythical creature with a human head and the body
of a lion.
Daily Life
Paintings and hieroglyphics on tomb walls give us an insight into the
daily lives of the ancient Egyptian people. Hieroglyphs are an ancient
Egyptian way of writing that uses pictures instead of letters.
Most ordinary Egyptians were farmers. They worked on the lands that
belonged to the pharaoh. They were paid with food, clothes and a home.
They paid their rent with the money they made from selling crops.
The Afterlife
When a pharaoh died, priests would prepare their bodies with a process
called mummification. The pharaoh was then placed in a tomb with
their most treasured possessions and things that would help them in
the afterlife.

During the mummification process, the important internal organs were


removed and placed into four different
canopic jars. However, the heart
was left in the body, as the
ancient Egyptians believed that it
was weighed by the gods. If the
heart was light, it passed the
test, meaning you could enter the
Land of Two Fields in the afterlife.

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