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3.  Egypt is located in North Africa  The longest river in Africa goes through Egypt  Egypt is hot, dry, arid most of the time  It rains as little as two inches or less  The ancient pyramids are located in Giza, Egypt  The Great Sphinx are located in Giza, Egypt on the west bank of the Nile River

4. Ancient Egyptians staple food was bread, beer, supplemented by onions or other vegetables and dried fish Egyptians are very particular about how they look like with makeup and other accessories Egyptians boys cut their hair short so that their ears will show, but both boy and girls shave their head and use a wig to keep their head cool especially

5.  Egyptians would get together to pray to the king and gods  They also got together for big celebrations  Extended family would combine with others to help herd and follow cattle  Egyptians would have huge celebration frequently  Egyptians got together to elect kings

6.  In the ancient times Egypt used rope trusses to stiffen the beam of ships  They also used geometry to survey the layout and ownership of farmland  Another type of technology they used and invented is the boat  The invention of paper and pencil was not introduced until 3,000 BC after that they used it for record keeping and many other things  Glass making was advanced in Egypt they used it for everything  Another tool they used before paper and pencil where hieroglyphics to help them communicate

7.  In ancient Egypt they traded by ships with other countries  They traded food for supplies  Mostly only the king was the one that was rich  The price of something varied on the weight

8.  The political of Egypt are based on republicanism and a scampi-presidential system  Political parties are allowed to existed but religious political parties are not  The president is limited to 2-4 years  Candidates must provide 30,000 signatures from at least 15 provinces  The first pharaoh of Egypt was Osiris  When people commit crimes their punishment fits their crime

9.  Egyptians saw deaths as a transitional stage in the process to a better life  Egyptians had and worshipped as many as 2000 gods and goddesses  When a person died the priests recited a prayer and then the wash body and purify it in a special shelter called an ibu.

10.  Egypt's main langue is Egyptian  Most Egyptians didn’t know how to write  Egyptians drew pictures instead of writing

11.  In Egypt the ancient Egyptians were the first builders to make buildings with points  They wrote hieroglyphics on the walls and they’re still here today  Many of the tombs and temples were built to honor their gods and pharaoh's  Inside the tombstones they painted images that showed bow they wished to remain for eternity

12.  Some children in Egypt play with a leather covered ball and a wooden horse with wheels and those are only 2 of the toys in Egypt  Some families would go swim in water, cleared out of crocodiles.  Egyptians favorite entertainment was board games, like Hounds and Jackals  Wealthy Egyptians had parties for entertainment

13.  Living in Ancient Egypt  The Ancient Egyptian World  http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI  http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/11-things-you- may-not-know-about-ancient-egypt http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/11-things-you- may-not-know-about-ancient-egypt  http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.3.html http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.3.html  http://students.ou.edu/M/Jonathan.D.Mc-Kay- 1/ancientegyptianphilosophy.html http://students.ou.edu/M/Jonathan.D.Mc-Kay- 1/ancientegyptianphilosophy.html  http://www.love-egypt.com/life-in-ancient-egypt.html  Prezi.com/gpzsosuhhxpu  http://www.ancientegyptianfacts.com/ancient-egyptian- recreation-part-1.html  http://www.perankhgroup.com/Food%20and%20Drinks%20in%20Ancient%20Egypt.htm