The history of ancient Egypt

1. HISTORY OF
ANCIENT EGYPT
PRESENTED BY : LEBOHANG MOTSOTO

2. THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

3. FACTS ON ANCIENT EGYPT
• Ancient Egypt plays a significant role in the Bible
• Egyptians are knows for their good architecture which includes the
famous monuments such as the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of
Giza
• Egyptians believe in mummification

4. The Nile River
The Nile river is the longest
river in the world that is
approximately 4000 miles
• Egypt was called the “Gift
of the Nile” because the
Nile flooded through Egypt
producing very rich and
fertile soil

5. Direction of the Nile
River
• The mouth of the Nile River
is located on the north
coast of Egypt
• Irrigation of the Nile River
flows from the South-
North and downstream is
the lower area

6. Ancient Pharaoh and Make up

7. The mummies of Egypt

8. Mummification in Egypt
• a mummy is a dead human or an animal whose organs have been
preserved either by extreme cold or lack of air so that the body does
not decay further
• Egyptians believed in “life after death” which is why they used the
embalming or mummification to preserve the body.

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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