Walk Like an Egyptian

By Sheryl Johnson

Where is Egypt located?

• Nile River• NileDelta• Cataracts• Deserts• Upper/Lower Egypt • Mediterranean Sea

Life on the Nile

• Social levels• Working Families-Trades-farming,

smith, painter, mason, leather tanner, carpenter, etc.

• Pharaohs were considered to be living gods! They believed that when the pharaoh died, he would achieve eternal life.

The World is Born!

• First there was only darkness.

• The god Nun was a big, black sea in chaos,

• The god Ra came from the sea, he was the sun.

• Order was established and life was made possible.

Gods and Goddesses

• The Egyptians had many gods and goddesses-one source lists 740!

• Only a small number were worshipped at the same time.

• Some examples are Ra, Horus, Isis, Osiris, Nephthys, Hathor, Ptah, Bastet, Anubis, and Thoth.

Where’s my mummy?

• Egyptians believed in life after death• Procedure: the ritual was performed

by 4 priests. Important parts were placed into canopic jars. The body was dried using natron and then wrapped with long strips of cloth. Lastly, it was places in a coffin.

Pyramids

• Most pyramids were the final resting place of pharaohs and queens.

• There were about 30 pyramids built in ancient Egypt. Each took about 20 year to build.

• They were 480 ft. high & 760 ft. long. Some block weighed as much as 15 tons.

What did that mean?

• The Egyptians used many symbols such as an Ankh, Flail&Crook, Eye of Horus, Ba, Jackal, Scarab Beetle, and Sphinx.

So what do you remember?

• What body of water was the most important to the Egyptians?

• What is a delta?• How many cataracts are along the Nile?• Did the Egyptians have any social levels?

What level contained the most people?• Was a Pharaoh very important? Why?• What two gods were responsible for the

beginning of the world?

Quiz Continued…

• Pick a god of goddess for your presentation!!!!____________________________________________

• Did the Egyptians believe in life after death?

• List the steps of the mummification process.

Work Cited

• http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/graphics/map_anc_egypt.gifhttp://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Egypt/social_report.html– Egyptian Gods

• http://www.ehs.pvt.k12.ca.us/ehs/projects/9798/AnCiv6/Egypt/acjake– Gods of Ancient Egypt

• http://www.touregypt.net/gods1.htm– Mummies of ancient egypt

• http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/images/tutcoffin-l.gif– The History of Egypt

• http://www.touregypt.net/kids/History.htm– Symbols and Definitions– http://members.aol.com/egyptart/symlst.html– Eye on Ancient Egypt, L.L. Owens– Ancient Civilization Egypt, Jane Pofahl