Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Cleopatra, Sphinx, and More!
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By Shauna Megan Noah and
Ava
The pyramids are
the stone tombs of
Egypt’s kings – the
Pharaohs.
There are around
138 Egyptian
pyramids. Some of
them are huge.
The base of a
pyramid was always
a perfect square
.
Cleopatra was the only
female pharaoh.
She was married to her
brother.
She let an asp (snake)
bite her arm
She was born in 69bc
and died in 30 bc.
Fun Facts
Cleopatra
C
leopatra was not
Egyptian
she
was Greek.
Cleopatra got her husband
to kill her sister.
Cleopatra was exiled by her
younger brother Ptolemy.
She had four children
but
only one survived.
She owned a perfume
factory
.
A sphinx is a
mythological creature
with the body of a lion
and the head of a
person.
In Ancient Egypt a
lot of times the head
was that of a pharaoh
or a god.
The pyramids that we see in Egypt
continue to be ‘wonders of the world’
.they were built thousands of years ago
and yet still stand.
The ancient Egyptians created the
pyramids as burial tombs to honour their
pharoahs and since they believe them to
be both man and god ,they made the
pyramids in a grand style
.
FUN FACTS
pictures
An amulet is an item
that
Someone might wear or
carry
around with them in the
belief
that it will bring them
good LUCK.
Before the age of the
pharaohs amulets
were usually in the
form of animals
.
•
The Egyptian
writing called
hieroglyphics
used pictures to
represent
different objects
, actions
,sound
or ideas.
•
There were
more than 7oo
hieroglyphs .
1. Was Cleopatra Greek,
French
, German or Egyptian?
2.What factory did
Cleopatra own?
3. Was she exiled by her
brother or
sister?
4.Was her brother’s name
Ptolemy or Ra?
1.
What was King Tut’s
mother’s name?
2.
Was Tutankhamun richer
or poorer than other
kings?
3.
Was his father dead or
alive when he was a
pharaoh?
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ANCIENT EGYPT By Shauna Megan Noah and Ava
PYRAMIDS The pyramids are the stone tombs of Egypt s kings the Pharaohs. There are around 138 Egyptian pyramids. Some of them are huge. The base of a pyramid was always a perfect square.
CLEOPATRA CLEOPATRA Cleopatra was the only female pharaoh. She was married to her brother. She let an asp (snake) bite her arm She was born in 69bc and died in 30 bc.
CLEOPATRA CLEOPATRA Cleopatra was not Egyptian she was Greek. Cleopatra got her husband to kill her sister. Cleopatra was exiled by her younger brother Ptolemy. She had four children but only one survived. She owned a perfume factory . Fun Facts Cleopatra
SPHINX A sphinx is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person. In Ancient Egypt a lot of times the head was that of a pharaoh or a god.
PYRAMIDS The pyramids that we see in Egypt continue to be wonders of the world .they were built thousands of years ago and yet still stand. The ancient Egyptians created the pyramids as burial tombs to honour their pharoahs and since they believe them to be both man and god ,they made the pyramids in a grand style.
pictures AMULETS AMULETS FUN FACTS FUN FACTS An amulet is an item that Someone might wear or carry around with them in the belief that it will bring them good LUCK. Before the age of the pharaohs amulets were usually in the form of animals.
WRITING WRITING The Egyptian writing called hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different objects , actions ,sound or ideas. There were more than 7oo hieroglyphs .
POP QUIZ 1. Was Cleopatra Greek, French , German or Egyptian? 2.What factory did Cleopatra own? 3. Was she exiled by her brother or sister? 4.Was her brother s name Ptolemy or Ra?
KING TUT KING TUT 1. What was King Tut s mother s name? 2. Was Tutankhamun richer or poorer than other kings? 3. Was his father dead or alive when he was a pharaoh?
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