Pyramids were tombs for pharaohs and were constructed out of mud, clay, and sand. Mummies were people who were mummified after death, including a female pharaoh named Hatshepsut who ruled Egypt as both queen and king 3,500 years ago. King Tut's coffin weighed 3,000 pounds and contained his mummy. Pharaohs were considered gods in ancient Egypt and had control over the empire. Egyptians also believed cats were gods. Higher ranked Egyptians were buried in mastabas, while sphinxes with lion bodies and human heads guarded structures like the Great Sphinx of Giza. Canopic jars held the organs of mummified kings.

1. Egypt Picture gallery By: Alex K.

2. Pyramids are the tombs that they buried the pharaohs. The pyramid was made from clay and a special type of mud and sand.

3. Mummies are people that were mummified when they died. This is a female pharaoh called Hatshepsut. she ruled ancient Egypt as both queen and king nearly 3,500 years ago

4. This is the coffin of king Tut . The size and weight of the coffin is1.36 tons or 3,000 pounds.

5. This it king Tuts mummy.

6. Pharaohs are like kings. But the people believed that the pharaoh was more than a man and that he was a god. This gave him control over the affairs of the Empire and the people.

7. In ancient Egypt they believed that cats were gods

8. A mastabas is a place were they buried the higher ranked people.

9. A Sphinx is a mythological figure which is depicted as a recumbent lion body with a human head. The Great Sphinx of Egypt is the largest and best known Sphinx made

10. This is the jars they put the kings organs inside when they are being mummified

11. The four jars are the baboon, falcon. Jackal and the man

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