PPT-Ancient Egypt: Mummification & Burial Rituals

Earliest forms of Mummification The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly creating lifelike and natural mummies. Like a giant snake, the Nile River slithers through some of the driest desert land on earth to create a narrow green valley. . The ancient Greeks called this land Egypt. For more than five thousand years, famous and often mysterious civilizations thrived along the banks of the Nile. About . Héctor Fernández. 4 . Year. A . IS FOR. AFRICA. Africa. . is. . the. . continent. . on. . wich. . Egypt. . is. . located. . . Africa. . is. . the. . world. ´s. . second-largest. and . By Claire . Hennen. and . Tiva. Knutson. Egypt. Egypt is in Africa. GODS. Ra (Rah). Some people believed that Ra sailed on a sun boat. into the . Duat. and fought monsters of the night. . Some people even believed that if Ra lost the battle and didn’t return to his rightful place in the sky that the world would end. . The number of people settling around the Nile increased.. They had to band together and form civilizations.. They formed 2 kingdoms: . . 1. Lower Egypt 2. Upper Egypt. Upper & Lower Egypt. The 2 kingdoms had their own rulers, who were kings, traditions and beliefs.. The ancient Egyptians had one great 
wish. That wish was to live forever. 
Egyptians believed that after they died a 
new life began. They would live in their 
tombs as they lived on earth. They would 
also travel to another world to live with 
the gods and goddesses of the dead.. By Some Ancient Egyptian. Mummification & The Afterlife. I. n the beginning there was the all-powerful god, Ra. He made the other gods: Shu-the winds that blew, Tefnut-the rain that fell, Geb-the earth, and Nut-the sky goddess. And Ra also made the god hapi-the River Nile that flowed and made Egypt fertile. Then Ra made all things on earth and he also made humans. Ra ruled as pharaoh for thousands of years, and it was such a time of goodness and plenty that people spoke of it fondly forever after.. TERMS . Pharaoh. – the title given to the rulers in ancient Egypt.. Nomes. – the provinces into which ancient Egypt was divided.. Nomarch. – the official who governed a nome (province) in ancient Egypt.. 6. th. Grade Social Studies. Course: 87T01 – Virtual Field Trip. Carol . LaBella. NYCAL01@aol.com. Itinerary. Passport and Ticket *. Timeline *. Map * - Geography. Nile River. Overview - Tour of Egypt. AND. BY TAMARA. Ancient Egyptian Food. Vegetables . that were grown included; Radishes, coriander, cabbages, endive, watermelons, cucumbers, cabbage, beans and melons were very common and widely grown. Ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, LINEN was by far the most common textile. It helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat..  WOOL was considered impure. Only the wealthy wore animal fibers that were the object of taboos. They were used on occasion for overcoats, but were forbidden in temples and sanctuaries.  . Year 7 History Ancient Egypt Starter Sheets Readings Year 7 Hist - Ancient Egypt 1 Numeracy Activity Year 7 Hist - Ancient Egypt 2 Reading Activity The Nile Write down the heading. ________________________________________________ TRUE. The Nile river flows over …. A. 4,000 miles. B. 700 Miles. C. 40,000 Miles. A. 4,000 Miles. What do you call the tiny bits of soil and rock the Nile carries that makes land fertile?. Silt. The Nile forms a fan shaped delta. What is a delta?. Bhavna. Assistant Professor. Deptt. . of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Introduction. Failure of pregnancy is usually divided into stages based on the fetus’s development and potential viability: embryonic mortality and fetal mortality. . Ancient Axum. Ancient Kush. Kingdoms in North Eastern Africa:. The Nile River Valley. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. In the Nile River Valley, kingdoms arose because of agricultural growth, urbanization and the creation of large-scale political units. (5000-4000 B.C.E.) .