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They lived along the Nile River
- The Egyptians were lucky as they lived along the River Nile.
- This meant that they could use the water to grow crops, to get food from and for soil.
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Pyramids and tombs were used for Pharaohs.
- You might have seen the big pyramids in Egypt, and also heard of the tombs.
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These were built for Pharaohs and their families after they had passed away.
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They believed that treasure needed to be buried with them, to help them in the afterlife.
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They preserved bodies
- When a loved one had passed away, they believed in preserving the body which was called mummification.
- The Egyptians believed that this would make their soul live on forever.
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130 pyramids?!
- The Ancient Egyptians were kept busy by building pyramids!
- So far, over 130 pyramids have been found in Egypt.
- Archaeologists are still looking for more!
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Mouldy bread medicine
- Egyptians were great at coming up with things to heal the human body.
- They used mouldy bread to heal wounds quickly and to stop infection and a lot of the time, it worked!
- It was trial and error as they had no idea how it worked!
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Egyptian men and women wore make up
- It protected their skin from the hot sun but they also believed it had healing powers too.
- They usually wore green and black make up.
- The green was made from copper and the black was lead!
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Egyptians invented a lot of the things we use today
- The Egyptians were great at inventing!
- They invented medicine, musical instruments, paper, pens, locks , keys, cosmetics and even… toothpaste!
- What would we do without them?!
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Cats were very special in ancient Egypt
- Cats were very important and special in Egypt.
- They were considered sacred.
- Most Egyptian households had a pet cat, as they thought it would bring them good luck.
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They used hieroglyphs
- Their alphabet was formed hieroglyphs.
- It had over 700 of them!
- The word hieroglyphs actually comes from a Greek word. It means “sacred carving”.
- Ancient Egyptians believed that their language had been invented by the Gods.
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There were over 2,000 ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
- A lot of them were shown to have a human body with an animals head.
- Some of the most famous ones were:
- Osiris – The King of the Living
- Thoth: God of Knowledge and Wisdom
- Ra: God of the Sun and Radiance
