AWESOME ANCIENT EGYPT By Nancy & Martha

CONTENTS  Mummification Mummification  The Sphinx The Sphinx  Pharaohs Pharaohs  The River Nile The River Nile 1. 2.

MUMMIFICATION Mummification is were you wrap up a dead person. It was an expensive process. They wrapped the mummy in linen and milk, then they would put wood on it to keep it wrapped. After that they would put a death mask on him or her.

THE SPHINX The sphinx is called the Great Sphinx. The great sphinx is a large human headed lion with no nose. The sphinx is Egyptian and Greek. The face of the Sphinx is believed to represent Khafre, which makes it the oldest large-scale royal portrait known.

PHARAOHS Pharaohs are kings that Ancient Egyptians call a God. There were 10 women pharaohs. They are the richest and power fullest people that lived in Egypt. They didn’t live for very long and had to marry a relative.  They often had jewellery like this.

THE RIVER NILE The river Nile is 3.2 km wide and 6,853 km long. They used it for water, hunting, transport of goods and fishing. Towns are all really close to the banks of the Nile. The Nile flows through 5 countries! The river Nile was important to the Egyptians because it was fresh and helped them with everything.

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