Egypt has a long history as an advanced civilization dating back over 5,000 years. Some of its key industries today include growing crops like cotton, rice, and wheat, and exporting oil, chemicals, and cotton. Egypt is also known for its ancient ruins and pyramids that attract many tourists. Some of the most famous sites were hidden for millennia under sand before being discovered.

3.  Grow cotton, rice and
wheat.
 Export oil, chemicals
and cotton
 Tourism
Tourist Attraction Egypt’s flag

4.  Advanced civilization five thousand years ago
 Mysterious- left undiscovered for thousands
of years under the sand
 Movies and books have made them famous

5. •King Menes united upper and lower
Egypt 3,200 years ago and wore the
double crown

8.  The Egyptians used their army to expand
their empire
 Egypt became one of the strongest and
richest empires in the world

10.  Special symbols/Egyptian writing
 The Rosetta stone- A bilingual dictionary

13.  King Tutankhamen (Tut) became pharaoh
◦ He was only 9 when he became the leader of Egypt
◦ He is the most well known of the Pharaohs
 His tomb was filled with amazing treasures
 It was discovered by archaeologist, Howard Carter

14. Face of King Tut

15.  Pharaohs began losing power
◦ Egypt became weak and were invaded
◦ Finally disappearing under the sand for thousands
of years.
◦ Could this happen to us?????

16.  Slideshare.com
 Primaryhomeworkhelp.com
 Britishmuseum.com
 Woodlandsprmaryschool/ancientegypt