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 the Ancient Egyptians were one of the most important civilizations of the past.  they were famous for Tombs, monuments, mummification and pyramids.

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2  the Ancient Egyptians were one of the most important civilizations of the past.  they were famous for Tombs, monuments, mummification and pyramids  The Ancient Egyptians lived along the banks of the River Nile  They live in around 5000 BC

3  In the Egyptian times they believed in lots of gods not just 1.  Name: Bes.  Bes heals women who are pregnant.

4  T he Nile is 6,000 km long and is the longest river In the world  It flooded every year which made the land really rich in the world  nutrients which was good for growing crops  The Nile is used for food such as fish  People used it for travelling to and trading with other countries

5  the farmers grew wheat, barley, vegetable, figs and melons.  They also grew flax which was made into Linen for clothes  There were 3 seasons  They harvest corn with wooden sickles.

6  in Akhet no farming because the river flooded.  In Peret the floodwaters receded.  In shemu it is the harvest season

7  the Ancient Egyptians wrote on Papyrus reed.  they use to write with thin sharp reeds dipped in ink.  There were more than 700 Hundred Hieroglyphs.

8  It was very important that the people that are dead were wrapped in cloth to protect them.  The ancient Egyptians called it mummification it was developed by the Egyptians.  Mummification could take up to 70 days.  Mummies were a person wrapped in cloth they may look scary but all they were was people.  But only the rich people could afford the process of the mummification.  The Egyptians believed that they needed protection in the after life..


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