Egypt is located on the

African continent and is

834,343 square miles in
size.

The Ancient Egyptians

lived along the banks
of the river Nile in
Egypt. Farmers first About 95 % of Egypt's population still live in
settled in Egypt along the Nile valley (the area next to the river).
the River Nile around Egypt is mainly made up of hot deserts and
5000 B.C. receives little rainfall. Without the River
Nile, the area would be entirely desert.
The story of ancient Egypt has survived for
thousands of years. Egypt was one of the
greatest civilizations of the past. The
monuments and tombs of their Pharaohs
continue to stand intact today, some 4,000
years later!
The kingdom in Upper Egypt was The two kingdoms are called
known as the white crown. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
The kingdom in
Lower Egypt was
called the red
crown.
 A Pharaoh is
a
ruler/leader
of Egypt.

A Pharaoh was the most important and

powerful person in the kingdom. He was the
head of the government and high priest of
every temple. The people of Egypt considered
the pharaoh to be a half-man, half-god.
The Pharaoh owned all of Egypt.
Egyptians thought that the
dead people travel through
the underworld and then
come back alive.

It was very important to ancient Egyptian

religious beliefs that the human body was
preserved. A method of artificial preservation,
called mummification was developed by the
ancient Egyptians. Mummification was a
complicated and lengthy process which lasted
up to 70 days.
The ancient Egyptians believed that temples
were the homes of the gods and goddesses.
Every temple was dedicated to a god or
goddess and he or she was worshipped there
by the temple priests and the pharaoh.

The large temple buildings were made of stone

so that they would last forever. Their walls
were covered with scenes that were carved
onto the stone then brightly painted. These
scenes showed the pharaoh fighting in battles
and performing rituals with the gods and
goddesses.
Why are Pyramids and temples important to
archaeologists?

What do you think?

Temples and Pyramids are important to
archaeologists because they can
discover gods and goddess and they
discover history of the Ancient
Egyptians.