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2001–2002 page6:TheBritishMuseum;page7:FromG.ElliotSmith,CatalogueGénéralAntiquitésEgyptiennesduMuséeduCaire:TheRoyalMummies(Cairo,1912)/UniversityofChicagoLibraryEOS.

Coverphoto:OneoffourstatuesofRamsesIIatAbuSimbel,Egypt

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TableofContents

Introduction 4

Beliefs 5

Pyramids 8

Conclusion 13

Glossary 14

AtypicalEgyptianscene

IntroductionHundredsofyearsago,agroupofpeoplelivedintheAfricancountryofEgypt.TheylivedonthebanksoftheNileRiver.Theywere

farmersandhunters.Theyusedtheriverforboattravel.Theywereruledbyakingcalledapharaoh.

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Beliefs

TheancientEgyptiansbelievedthataftersomeonedied,heorshewenttoliveinanotherworld.Theybelievedthata’snextlifewouldbeliketheirpresentl

Theythoughtthedeadwouldneedthesa

objectsintheirnextlife.Sopeoplewereburiedwithmanyofthethingsthattheyowned.

Paintingsinatombshowscenesofthenextlife.

AncientEgyptians

believedinasungod.They

evedthatthekingwas

god.Whenthekingdied,hewasgivenaveryfancy

burial.Manyricheswereburiedwithhim.

Queenswerealsogivenfancyburials.

TheinnercoffinofQueenShepenmehyt

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Afkingdied,hisbodywaspsothat

itwouldnotrot.Peoplebelievedthatthiswouldkeephisspiritalive.Thepbody

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mummy. Apyramid’sshapeislikethesun’sraysshiningonEarth.

Pyramids

Thekingwasburiedinsideahugestonestructurecalledapyramid.

Thepyramidwasshapedtolook

MummyofSiptahwrappedincloth

likethesun’sraysshiningonEarth.Peoplebelievedthatthekingwouldgotoheavenontherays

ofthesun.

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Pyramidstookmanyyearstobuild.Whenakingwasstillalive,peoplebeganbuildinghispyramid.Thestonesusedtomakethepyramidwerehuge.Ittookhardworktogetthestonesoutoftheground.Ittookharderworktomovethestonestowherethepyramidwouldbebuilt.Somestonesweremovedonboats.Otherstonesweremovedoverlandusingbigsleds.

Insidethepyramidwasatomb.Thiswasaspecialroomwheretheking’sbodywasced.Manyobjectswereputinthetomb.Therewerestatues,paintings,andmanygoldthings.

TheEgyptianssailedheavystonesdowntheNileRiver. TombofKingTuhamen(KingTut)

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Drawingofthetunnelsandpassagewaysinapyramid

Manyhiddentunnelsandroomswerebuiltinsideapyramid.Theywerebuilttotrickanyonewhotriedtostealthingsfromthetomb.Giantstoneswereputinfrontofthedoorwayoftherealtomb.Theywereusedtokeepoutthieves.Still,almosteveryking’stombhasbeenrobbedovertheyears.Butthepyramidsstillstand.

TheGreatPyramidatGizaisafamouspyramid.ItwasbuiltforKingKhufu.Ithasmorethan2millionblocksofstone.Otherpyramidsnearitwerebuiltfortheking’srelatives.AstatuecalledtheSphinxguardsallofthepyramids.TheSphinxhasthefaceofakingandthebodyofalion.

TheSphinx

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Conclusion

StudyingtheancientEgyptiansteachesusalotaboutlifelongago.Wecanlearnaboutthetoolsthesepeopleusedandclothestheywore.Wecanlearnaboutthefoodtheyateandthegodstheyworshipped.BystudyingancientEgyptians,weknowthattheyhadagreatculture.

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