Understanding Ancient Egypt
We really hope you enjoy these fun facts about Egypt. You will learn about the Pharaoh’s who were the Kings of all the land. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians worshipped hundreds of gods and goddesses?
Or that they invented things like the calendar and glass blowing! Things that we still use each and every day. Learn about Pyramids like the great pyramid at Giza. It can be fun to learn about history and all that happened in the past.
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Predynastic Period
The Predynastic Period took place in Egypt between 3150 BC to 2686 BC. This was a period when the Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were brought together
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The Archaic Period
The Archaic Period of Egypt is also known as the Early Dynastic Period. This is also said to be part of the Thinite Period.
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Old Kingdom
The period of time in Ancient Egypt that was from 2575 to 2150 BC is called the Old Kingdom. This was a time when Egypt
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First Intermediate Period
The First Intermediate Period was the time in Egypt that was called the “Dark Age.” This was a period of time from 2181 B.C. to 2055 B.C. This period of time took
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Middle Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom was a time period between 1975 B.C. and 1640 B.C. This was a period of time where Egypt had one ruler and the ruler was the pharaoh
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Second Intermediate Period
The Second Intermediate Period was found between the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. This period of time happened between 1650 B.C. and 1550 B.C.
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New Kingdom
The New Kingdom is a period of time in Egypt that happened from 1520 B.C. to 1075 B.C. This period of time was a time when Egypt was very powerful, and they had a lot of money.
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Third Intermediate Period
The Third Intermediate Period is a time in Egypt that was from 1069 B.C. to 664 B.C. This was a period of time that came after the New Kingdom. This was a period that
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Egyptian Timeline
Egyptian Timeline Have fun discovering Ancient Egypt in pictures and amazing facts.
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Greek and Roman Rule
When the Egyptian history came to an end, it was 332 B.C. This was a period of time where the Greeks went to war with the Egyptians and they won.
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Inventions and Technology in Egypt
The Egyptians are known to be one of the first civilizations that ever ruled in the world. They had many different technological advances and inventions
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History of Egypt
The ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for more than 3000 years, longer than any other civilisation in human history. Although we are talking about a period that began more than 5000 years ago.
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Egyptian Hierarchy
Ancient Egypt was a successful culture for over 3,000 years. In the early years there were two ‘kingdoms’ that operated like two different countries.
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Ancient Egyptian Alphabet
Even though it wasn’t used much by the commoners of Egypt, the system of ‘hieroglyphics’ is what we know today as the Ancient Egyptian alphabet
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Egyptian Architecture
The ancient Egyptians are famous for the building of the Pyramids. The pyramids were built as the burial places of the Egyptian kings from before the start of the Old Kingdom until the end of the Middle Kingdom.
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Egyptian Art
From the earliest times Egyptian art was developed in the service of the king. Ancient Egyptian art was first created to show that the king was a god. The art-forms were first of all worked out by the master craftsmen…
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Egyptian Artifacts
The ancient Egyptian civilization lasted over 3,000 years and during that time they created many items that we can still see today.
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Egyptian Government
From the beginnings of the Old Kingdom until the end of the New Kingdom, the most powerful person in Egypt was the king and occasionally the queen. The king was known as the Pharaoh.
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Egyptian Painting
When archeologists began discovering ancient Egyptian paintings, they were found in tombs and burial places.
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Egyptian Pottery
The Egyptians were one of the first cultures in the world to create pottery. They developed an excellent farming-based civilization and it is thought that they made pottery as a way to store grains and food items.
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Egyptian Scribes
The people that did all of the writing in ancient Egypt were called ‘scribes’. We can give credit to the scribes for giving us so much important information about what life was like in ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian Sculpture
Sculpture played an important part in the lives of ancient Egyptians. Their talent for producing incredibly beautiful sculptures was based on their association with sculpture and the construction of their tombs and buildings.
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Egyptian Writing
The ancient Egyptians thought it was important to write down information about religion and important events. So they invented scripts (ways of writing). There are three main Egyptian scripts.
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Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics is the ancient text that was used to write in Ancient Egypt. This text was discovered to be written as early as 3000 B.C.
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Women of Ancient Egypt
Women that lived in Ancient Egypt had many different roles to play. They could rule the country, be pharaoh’s, and were as powerful
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Akhenaten
Akhenaten, born around 1380 BC, was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled during the Eighteen Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III was the ruler of Egypt from 1391-1353 BC, and the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He ruled over Egypt during
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Egyptian Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt was one a thriving civilization, lasting over 3,000 years. The pharaoh that was the leader was thought to be both a man and a god.
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Hatshepsut
In ancient Egypt, all pharaohs were supposed to be men. The title was passed down from father to son, or eldest male relative.
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Ramesses II
Ramesses II was a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled from 1279-1213 BC. He was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty
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Thutmose III
Thutmose III was a pharaoh of Egypt who ruled from 1479-1425 BC. He was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty
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Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun or “King Tut” is probably the most well-known Egyptian pharaoh. One of the reasons is that his burial tomb is one of the few that was discovered with everything still in it.
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Ancient Egyptian Afterlife
The afterlife of the Ancient Egyptians was very important to them. They believed that if they acted a certain way then they would
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Ancient Egyptian Festivals
There were many festivals that the Ancient Egyptians would celebrate throughout the year. Sometimes, the festivals were national
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Ancient Egyptian Grave Goods
Grave goods were important to the Ancient Egyptians because these were things that the living would prepare for the dead
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Ancient Egyptian Mythology
There are many gods that the Ancient Egyptians worshipped and there were so many that it would be almost impossible
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Ancient Egyptian Priests
The priests in Ancient Egypt were very important. Since most Egyptians believed that there were gods and goddesses that lived in the temples
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Ancient Egyptian Weight of the Heart
The Ancient Egyptians believed that they must follow certain events in order to be able to make it into the afterlife.
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Book of the Dead
The ancient Egyptian ‘Book of the Dead’ is part of the Egyptian religion. It contains all of the information that is needed for the spirit of someone who has died to get through the trials and tests and emerge to their afterlife.
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Canopic Jars
The ancient Egyptians had a strong religious belief that when a person died they would return to an ‘afterlife’ that was almost the same as the life they had when they were alive.
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Egyptian Gods
The ancient Egyptians worshipped hundreds of gods and goddesses. Many of them are shown in paintings and sculptures in the shape of animals, or wearing the masks of animals.
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Egyptian Mummies
To understand Egyptian mummies you have to first know about their religious beliefs. Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and that when a person died they passed into an ‘afterlife’.
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Egyptian Religion
The people of ancient Egypt developed their religion based on gods and goddesses and the powers that they had.
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Ancient Egyptian Baths
Most people that lived in Ancient Egypt thought that staying clean was very important and they would use baths to make sure
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Ancient Egyptian Boats and Transportation
Ancient Egypt was a place that was known for the Nile River and this river was important for the daily life of the Egyptians.
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Ancient Egyptian Children
The children in Ancient Egypt were very popular and loved. It was important that families had children, especially sons, so children
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Ancient Egyptian Craftsmen
Most Ancient Egyptian craftsmen were important to the community and they were trained to be skilled in what they did
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Ancient Egyptian Farmers
Farming was a very important part of life in Ancient Egypt. Since most of the Ancient Egyptian cities were close to the Nile River
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Ancient Egyptian Pets
Most Ancient Egyptians loved having pets. Some of the pets included cats, monkeys, birds, dogs, ferrets, lions, tigers, cheetahs and more
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Ancient Egyptian Sports and Pastimes
Sports is something that has been around, it seems, forever. Even before there were recordings from historians, sports were important
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Ancient Egyptian Towns
There were many different towns and cities in Ancient Egypt. Many of these towns and cities were close to the Nile River
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Ancient Egyptian Toys and Games
Ancient Egyptians, just like children now, loved to play games. Some games were made so that the adults could play them, but others were used
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Ancient Egyptian Wedding Customs
People of all classes would get married in Ancient Egypt. It did not matter if someone was poor or rich, they would most likely
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Ancient Egyptian Wine
Wine making is something that was popular even in Ancient Egypt. This was a drink that the Egyptians would make so that they could give them to rulers
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Egyptian Animals
Ancient Egypt had a number of animals that were local to the area and that they used as pets, farming, transportation, food and fat for cooking and oil.
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Egyptian Clothing
Egypt has hot and dry weather because so much of it is a desert. The ancient Egyptians had to have clothing that was not too hot and allowed free flowing air to cool their bodies.
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Egyptian Daily Life
Egypt is a dry, hot desert country and ancient life depended on the waters of the River Nile. The Nile was used for water to irrigate the fields and the main means of travelling and of transporting goods…
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Egyptian Families
Ancient Egyptians placed high value on their family life. They considered their children to be a blessing from the gods and so they took exceptional care of them.
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Egyptian Farming
The ancient Egyptians had the ability to grow everything they needed to eat. Although Egypt is a desert, the Egyptians settled near the Nile River.
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Egyptian Food
When you look at the country of Egypt, you see large areas of dry hot desert. The Egyptians did have one thing going for them: The River Nile.
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Egyptian Furniture
Most people in the world are lucky enough to have land around them that grows trees. These cultures build all kinds of beautiful furniture using the wood from the trees.
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Egyptian Games
Civilizations and cultures around the world seem to share in the love of playing games. Some of the games in ancient Egypt were designed just for adults, but others were played by people of all age
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Egyptian Houses
Almost all of Egypt is a desert, and in ancient Egypt they needed to use any fertile land for growing crops. This means that there weren’t that many trees for building houses.
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Egyptian Music
Music was as important to the ancient Egyptians as it is in our modern society. Although it is thought that music played a role throughout the history of Egypt, those that study the Egyptian writings
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Egyptian Plants
Egypt was and continues to this day to be mostly desert. The people of the area benefited from living close to the Nile River.
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Egyptian School
Formal education in ancient Egypt was mostly reserved for the boys of wealthier families. Although there is some evidence that occasionally, girls did go to school and even became doctors.
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Egyptian Slaves
We might be shocked to think of slavery today, but in the time of ancient Egypt is was a common practice in many cultures and countries.
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Egyptian Women
Ancient Egypt had one of the most progressive civilizations for women. The culture believed that happiness and joy were the goals in life and that family and home were important.
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Ancient Egyptian Cities
There were Egyptian areas that were similar to states and in each of these areas were cities. Most of the cities had official capital cities. Two of the major cities
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Ancient Egyptian Temples
There are many temples that are found in Egypt and many of them were built to give the gods a place to live.
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Egyptian Pyramids
The pyramids that we see in Egypt today continue to be ‘Wonders of the World’. They were built thousands of years ago and yet still stand.
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Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the world because it is the largest pyramid in Egypt.
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King Tuts Tomb
King Tut was a pharaoh in Egypt who lived from 1341 B.C. to 1323 B.C. His full name was Tutankhamun. King Tut was the 12th pharaoh
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Rosetta Stone
When people outside of Egypt discovered the large amount of picture writing called ‘hieroglyphs’, they spent years trying to figure out what the ancient Egyptians were saying.
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The Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is an important part of Egyptian culture and history. The Great Sphynx has the head of a person and the body of a lion.
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The River Nile
The Nile River is the reason that the ancient Egyptians developed their civilization. The surround areas of Egypt are desert and the Nile River brought water and rich soil that could be used to fertilize and grow crops.
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The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings was a place in Ancient Egypt that was located in the Southern part of Egypt and it was located west of the Nile River
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Ancient Egyptian Army and Soldiers
The ruler of Ancient Egypt (the Pharaoh) was also the ruler of the army, even though they didn’t do much when wartime came
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Ancient Egyptian Battles
The armies of Egypt were respected the world over for their discipline and training, but didn’t have much experience of warfare
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Ancient Egyptian Burial
During Ancient Egyptian times, the living would bury the dead or they would have some type of funeral that would allow their loved
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Ancient Egyptian Cartouche
A cartouche is a hieroglyphic symbol that was given to the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. This symbol was important so people
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Ancient Egyptian Funerals
There were some things that the Ancient Egyptians thought that they had to do in order that they would be able to make it to the afterlife
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Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers
Being put into a grave was very important for the Ancient Egyptians and being put into the grave meant that they could go to the afterlife
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Ancient Egyptian Magic and Superstitions
Most of the homes in Ancient Egypt believed that there was magic and spells that could work to make people better
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Ancient Egyptian Tombs
The tombs of the Ancient Egyptians were a place where people would be buried when they died. This was important to the Egyptians
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Ba and the Ka
The ancient Egyptian people lived their lives with two main concerns: a happy life here and being able to enter the afterlife when they had died.
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Egyptian Amulets
An amulet is an item that someone might wear or carry around with them in the belief that it will bring them good luck or protect them.
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Egyptian Ankh
The ancient Egyptians used symbols to represent many words and ideas. Their writing, known as hieroglyphs, have a lot of symbols that represent their gods and their lives.
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Egyptian Science
The ancient Egyptians are famous for many scientific achievements like metal working, including working with copper and gold, glass-blowing, knowledge of anatomy and medicine, invention of a calendar.
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Mummy Curse
Almost everyone has seen or heard about the curse of the mummy. It is a popular these for movies and books.
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