Ancient Egypt

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The Pyramids

Do you think you could put together a 48O-foot-tall pyramid? I know I couldn't. In

Egypt they did. Back about 4500 years ago most Egyptians had to. They worked in big

groups to get the blocks up. Each block weighs as much as 25 refrigerators. The

Pharaohs believed that they needed a safe resting place for their dead bodies. The pyramids were used as tombs for their

bodies.

Nefertiti

The most mysterious and powerful woman of ancient Egypt was Nefertiti. She was a queen and wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep. Nefertiti married King

Amenhotep around 1352 BC. Her husband was not raised to be a king.

His older brother was. When his brother died, he was the one who was

next in line to be a ruler.

Cleopatra

People think that Cleopatra was an ancient queen. Actually, she did not live in the time of the Pharaohs.

She was not even Egyptian. She was Macedanian, the last of the Ptolemies.

Cleopatra was 18 when she became queen. Since it was a custom, she ruled with her brother. Her brother was Ptolemy XIII.

Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics are one of the oldest forms of writing. It uses a mix of

more than 700 pictures and symbols. Egyptians studied this writing for many years. No one

understood hieroglyphics until the early I8OOs. It is now an ancient

form of writing and no longer used.

Men Clothing

The Egyptians wore clothes made from a plant that grows along the Nile river. This plant is called linen. Men of this

era wore a wrap-round skirt. These were tied at the waist with a belt. The rich wore very expensive linen that is almost see through. They also wore jewelry that matched their outfits.

Women Clothing

Women wore full length dresses.

They had one or two shoulder straps. Rich or powerful women

wore dresses made of linen. Just as the men do the girls and women of Egypt wore tons of jewelry usually made of gold, brass, silver, and a

variety of gems and stones.

Children Clothing

Kids in Egypt had a weird life. They didn't wear clothes until they were 6 years old. They would wear the same

type of clothes as the men and women. Kids were often bare foot and hurt their feet. If children were poor but lucky they got to wear feet made of

papyrus or palm. The rich wore shoes made of leather.

ChariotsChariots were two-wheeled war vehicles that

carried a driver and an armed anchor. They were pulled by horses wearing cloths of specific

colors. They were expensive and spread from the Mid East to the sandy lands of Egypt. The Egyptian chariot betrayed an origin in many ways. Saddle pads were attached to horses' backs. These saddle pads had lines of rope

connected to them for the drivers to hold on to. The ropes helped the drivers steer the horse in

the right direction.

Hope you learned a lot about Egypt! Thanks For Watching