Ancient EgyptBy: A Student

Pyramids• They were made of mud bricks.

• The first pyramid had a flat roof.

• Pyramids were built by slaves of the king.

• Builders made and set traps to catch tomb robbers.

Hieroglyphic Writing

• Egyptian writing is different than American writing.• Instead of words ,they used pictures.

• This symbol \\ would be the letter Y.

The Ancient God Ra• The god Ra was the sun god. During the day he sailed across the sky.• Ra had the body of a man and the head of a falcon.• At sunset Ra sailed into the underworld. I• n the morning ,Ra sailed back in the sky.

Mummies• When a person or animal dies , it starts to decay.• Mummies are people or animals that are being protected from

being decayed.• While being mummified , the god Anubis watched over the

mummies.