This presentation explores some of the monuments, artifacts, and rulers of Ancient Egypt.

1. Treasures of Ancient Egypt By Kristine Stafford

2. Egypt Northern Africa Capital -> Cairo The Nile River Hot, dry desert

3. Egypt Grow cotton, rice, corn, wheat, and more Export oil, cotton, chemicals, and more Egypt’s Flag

4. The Great Sphinx Cairo, Egypt Made over 4,000 years ago Carved from one piece of limestone 65 feet tall, 20 feet wide, 260 feet long Buried by sand, dug out in 1925

5. The Great Sphinx Lion body + human head Stands as a guard Broken nose

8. Hieroglyphics Ancient Egyptian writing Pictures instead of words More than 700 hieroglyphs Written on: Papyrus -> special paper Tomb walls

10. Sarcophagus -> holds coffin

12. Famous Ancient EgyptianWomen Cleopatra Nefertiti

13. Links Here are some places to explore Ancient Egypt online: Mummy game: http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/ kids/egyptmummy.htm Use hieroglyphics: http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/interactive_fs.asp?swfpath=history/egypt/hieroglyphs.swf Discover a tomb: http://www.nms.ac.uk/education__activities/kids_only/egyptian_tomb_adventure.aspx Explore Egypt: http://www.nms.ac.uk/education/games_and_fun/discover_the_egyptians/egyptians_map.aspx

14. Answer the following questions: Find the map of Egypt. Can you find the capital? Find the picture of Egypt’s flag. How is Egypt’s flag alike or different than the U.S. flag? Find the picture of the entrance to the Ramses II tomb. Why do you think one of the heads is missing? Would it be easy or hard to build an Egyptian pyramid, and would you want to help build one? Why or why not? Use the hieroglyphics game to write your name. Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?

15. References Slide 1 Image: Microsoft PowerPoint Clip Art Slide 2 Image: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/egypt.html Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html Slide 3 Image: Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html Information: Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html Slide 4 Image: James-Hetherington, http://www.flickr.com/photos/james7/2679495010/ Information: http://www.all-about-egypt.com/sphinx-facts.html Slide 5 Image: nigelfj, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelfj/3601046012/ Information: http://www.all-about-egypt.com/sphinx-facts.html Slide 6 Image: Merlin_1, http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin_1/1096498353/ Information: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/technotrekker/overland05/1139530980/tpod.html

16. References Slide 7 Image: J. Griffin Stewart, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgriffinstewart/ 1234543665/ Information: http://www.touregypt.net/ Slide 8 Image: triplexpresso, http://www.flickr.com/photos/triplexpresso/4222440146/sizes/l/ Information: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/writing.htm Slide 9 Image: SpindlierHades, http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardkelly/149343869/; geekygirlnyc, http://www.flickr.com/photos/snoodette/4331218801/ Information: http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MUMMY/; http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/coffins.htm Slide 10 Images: Ramiro Sánchez-Crespo, http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsanchezcrespo/2820665841/in/photostream; get directly down, http://www.flickr.com/photos/65172294@N00/147206747/ Information: http://www.egyptologyonline.com/pharaohs.htm Slide 11 Images: Maia C, http://www.flickr.com/photos/maiac/163855332/; @rild, http://www.flickr.com/photos/arild_storaas/199804209/ Information: http://www.egyptologyonline.com/pharaohs.htm