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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt started around 3150 BC. It is a time known marked by pharaohs, pyramids, gods and goddesses, science, math,and art. This era ended when Egypt was conquered by the Roman empire in 31 BC.
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What types of artwork were contained in Egyptian?
Sculptures of the gods and goddesses that where usually mad out of granite, quartzite, basalt, diorite, schist or limestone.
Where were funerals held in Ancient Egypt?
Funerals were held in ancient Egypt, the deceased body would first be embalmed by an embalmer who wears a mask of Anubis, the god of the dead and embalment. Hymns were spoken and incense was burned, after the body was mummified, it was placed in the coffin with the 'Book of the Dead', which would ensure the spirit would reach the next life. The more important people had larger funerals, such as Pharaohs, et cetera.
Where did the egyptians get the idea of building pyramids?
The Egytians got the idea from the rays of the sun.
What advantages did pharoahs have in Egyptian society?
Pharaohs received the advantage of political rule over all of Egypt.
Who is King Tutankhamuns brother?
there is evidence his uncle might have killed him because he helped tut for about 10 years and tut asked him to stop helping him at that time he was dead , or he died from a disease caused by his broken leg
Why did the ancient Sumerians look for new ways to produce their food?
They wanted a more permanent food source, animals that they hunted weren't infinite ya know, so they decided on something permanent, like veggies
How did ancient Egypt meet their basic needs in their harsh environment?
Ancient Egyptians would not have survived withoue the Nile. They used the Nile River for food, water, and transportation.
What was the benefit of trade in Ancient Mesopotamian?
it was that they could get the things they needed
How did scribes learn to read and write?
I think that the Romans learned to read and write by using a system called the Roman numerals.
Roman numerals were and are a method of representing numbers only. The lack of a zero made it clumsy in anything other than basic calculations.
What was so special that Ramses 2 did?
He expanded the kingdom vastly and built many temples and shrines etc. he had many wives and at least 100 children and was one of the main pharoahs in the book of exodus. He was also i tomb robber and stole many things from king tut's tomb
The Ancient Egyptian decimal numeric system was capable of quite complex calculations, including fractions.
The hieroglyphs are:
For numeral 1, a simple vertical stroke
For numeral 10, an inverted U shape
For numeral 100, a spiral shape
For numeral 1,000, a flower on a tall stem
For numeral 10,000, a finger
For numeral 100,000, a frog
For numeral 1,000,000, a man with both arms raised.
To represent 1,237 the Egyptians would group together a flower, two spirals, three inverted U's and seven vertical strokes.
For fractions, the hieroglyph of a mouth (pronounced r, meaning a part) was placed above or in front of the number.
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How were common people buried in Egypt?
Most times there was a whole they dug and just filled it up then started a new one
What were some items traded in ancient Egypt?
The items that were traded in ancient Egypt were cotton, wheat, papyrus, corn, agricultural, horticultural products, clothing etc
Where do most Egyptians live today?
Most Egyptians live in EGYPT.
I'm Egyptian, we live in apartments villas palaces we have worldwide hotels spas and golf courts we have worldwide companies we have i pods i phone and blackberries , we have all the brand names in Egypt we don't mummfy people now we don't live in tents we don't go to school on camels we have cars like all the other countries some have ferraris we have airports we have very good schools ,alot like to learn alot of languages, international and private schools teach English french and German from kindergarten, we're not a bunch of ignorant people we know the cultures of all the other countries we're very civilised and we're all seeking to make Egypt a better place we have alot of beautiful sceneries like the nile ,luxor and aswan ,sharm el sheikh ,hurghada , dahab ,the pyramids ,Alexandria ,old cairo, khan el khalili and korba. egyptians are very friendly we treat our visitors from all over the world very generously :)
If a teacher is asking this question, they are looking for a geographic type answer like most Egyptians live close to the Nile River. The Nile Valley is only one mile wide at some points, and it is just 12 miles across at its widest. So almost all Egyptians live on less than 5 percent of the nation's land.
What did the Egyptians use copper for?
It was used for plpows and jewelery and also they traded it......also did you know that copper is 8 tumes the amount of gold
How were the blocks brought higher as the pyramid grew taller?
they had to use leverage to move the blocks higher and higher.
What did the Egyptian rely on the Nile river for?
Egypt is a desert area and the only source of water for growing crops was that of the Nile. The annual flood of the Nile inundated the Nile delta area and provided the water and new fertile silt necessary for farmers to grow their crops.
Why did ancient Egyptians remove body hair?
Priests plucked every hair on their body because they thought that their hair was unclean for the gods, they needed to be clean to be respectable for the them.
How warm is it in Egypt today?
Aswan (southern Egypt):
* Tonight (Sat. Aug. 15 2009): Mainly clear. Low near 85F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. * Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. High 106F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. * Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low 84F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. * Monday: Mainly sunny. High 106F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. * Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 104 to 108F and lows in the low 80s. * Wednesday: Mainly sunny. Highs 103 to 107F and lows in the low 80s. Alexandria (northern Egypt):
* Tonight: Mainly clear. Low 76F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. * Tomorrow: A mainly sunny sky. High 84F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. * Tomorrow night: Clear skies. Low 77F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. * Monday: Mainly sunny. High near 85F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. * Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 70s. * Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 70s.
Explain why wood in Egypt was so expensive?
Egypt is known to have plenty of dry desert where there are not many trees due to a lack of water. much of the wood in Egypt is imported from other countries-- importing involves shipping / transporting --when transporting; fuel, handling fees, and service charges are applied. these are factors which make wood more expensive in Egypt.
How did the nile help support the growth of ancient egypt?
Ancient Egypt heavily relied on Farming which is where the nile comes in as it flooded once a year (Inundation) This laid parts of the land with silt which made the ground fertile enough for crops. Without these crops from the nile ancient egypt wouldnt have survived half the amount of years it did. (They lasted 3000 years).
The Egyptians had their farming planned out:
June to September was for the inundation
October to February was for ploughing and planting of seeds ( They used steel tipped ploughs pulled by Oxen)
March to May was for Harvesting and getting ready for the inundations again.
The Nile was consider a god in Ancient Egypt. They sometimes did sacrifices to The Nile.
Times when the Nile was running low on water caused much devastatsion in egypt even the weathly threated.
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(All this information is from a Year 9 History Student)
