3. The Great Sphinx is the most popular statue from ancient Egypt. It has a ladies head and a lion’s body. The Great Sphinx is about 4,500 years old and stands near three ancient pyramids in Giza called Khufu’s pyramid, Khafre’s pyramid and Menkaure’s pyramid.

4. This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is found at the Luxor Temple, one of the most famous temples of ancient Egypt. The Luxor Temple was found across the Nile River from the ancient capital of Thebes.

5. Pharaoh Nefertiti was one of the most popular queens of ancient Egypt. She and her husband, Akhenaton, took the throne in the 1300s BC, during the time known as the New kingdom.

6. The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife (life after death). Their Book of the Dead had prayers to guide the soul on the hazardous journey in the afterlife.