Ancient Egypt relied on the Nile River to support civilization in an otherwise desert region. Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs, placing sarcophagi inside, and believed in many gods. They also developed hieroglyphic writing to record and communicate information.

1. Ancient Egypt

2. Fast Facts about Egypt
Without the Nile River, Egypt would be all desert with no civilization.
Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses in hopes of
harmony and peace.
Pyramids were built as tombs for Pharaohs and their Queens.
A sarcophagus was used as a coffin for mummified pharaohs. The
sarcophagus was placed inside the tomb of a pyramid. Pyramids come in
many shapes and sizes-there are over 80 that have been found!
Ancient Egyptians believed it was important to record and communicate
information. They invented written scripts! The most famous of all
scripts is hieroglyphic.

3. Hieroglyphics

4. An actual sample that
reflects temple workers
salaries or wages.
Painted on a clay
tablet.

5. The Great Sphinx
This sphinx was carved
out of rock, but can
you see the stones
that are laid around
the sphinx for
support? Why do you
think Egyptians did
this?

6. Inside the
Pyramids
inside a chamber of a
recently found tomb. Under
this mound of rock and
debris is a sarcophagus

7. chamber of a tomb

8. notice how long the
chamber corridor is...

9. The Sarcophagus

10. made of wood, stone
and gold
painted and decorated
with images and stories
about the person
usually placed in a
wooden box and then
buried or placed in
tomb.

12. King Tut

14. Modern day Egypt

15. Market in Cairo,
Egypt

16. Camel Racing

17. Camel riding for tourists

18. watch this!