Canopic jars Mummifcation The capital city How Tutankhamen was found Gods & Goddesses Charms Horus the god Cleopatra of Egypt Tutankhamen of Egypt

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1 By Charlie Morris

2 Canopic jars Mummifcation The capital city How Tutankhamen was found Gods & Goddesses Charms Horus the god Cleopatra of Egypt Tutankhamen of Egypt Scarop Beetls

3 Facts about Egypt! Most Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs (rulers of Ancient Egypt) and their families. To date, over 130 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt. The afterlife was incredibly important to the Egyptians. They believed that by preserving a dead person's body - which they did through the process of mummification - their soul would live on in the after-life forever. The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. This incredible structure weighs as much as 16 Empire State buildings!

4 Canopic jars Canopic jars were very old jars that contains orgins of mummys. Canopic jars had a gold body and the head of a gods like Imesty, Duamutef, Hapi & Qebsenuef. As part of the mummification process, four main organs would be taken out of the body and placed in special containers called canopic jars. Each jar had the head of a different god, known as the four sons of Horus. These jars contained the organs of a woman called Neskhons. Have a look at the picture and see if you can spot.

5 Mummification People used to be mummified so they could be preserved to the afterlife. The mummys were wraped in Linen & covered in perfume.rich people used to go in gold and stone sarcophagus.

6 The capital city The capital city of Egypt is Cairo. Cairo is the at the upper part of Egypt but under Giza. Cairo is the city closest to the River Nile.

7 How Tutankhamen was found Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen in 1922.He was found in the valley of kings. He was found with a gold & stone, a sarcophagus. Howard Carter and his frieds discovered aloade of treasure on the way.

8 GODS & GODDESSES The Egyptians worship over 2000 gods.the god on this picture is called Sobek. The god of all gods was called Amun Ra.

9 Charms The lucky charm is the ankh.when People die the ankh is ment to dodge evil spirits. Every god & goddess has a ankh.

10 Horus the sky god Horus was worshiped from the very beginning of the Ancient Egyptian period to the very end. He was incredibly important and his role evolved over time. Horus is usually depicted as either a falcon, or a man with a falcon head.

11 Cleopatra of Eygypt The ancient Egyptians had many different beliefs about the god Horus. One of the most common beliefs was that Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. After Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, Horus fought with Seth for the throne of Egypt. In this battle, Horus lost one of his eyes. The eye was restored to him and it became a symbol of protection for the ancient Egyptians. After this battle, Horus was chosen to be the ruler of the

12 Tutankhamen of Egypt Tutankhamun was only eight or nine when he became ruler of Egypt. As King at such a young age, most of the decisionmaking was made by two senior figures, likely to have been Ay (father of Nefertiti) and Horemheb, an army commander. Tutankhamun was only King for about ten years before dying in his late teens. It was estimated that he ruled from 1333 BC to1324 BC.

13 Scarop Beetles The particular species of beetle represented in the numerous ancient Egyptian amulets and works of art was commonly the large sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer). This beetle was famous for his habit of rolling balls of dung along the ground and depositing them in its burrows. The female would lay her eggs in the ball of dung. When they hatched, the larvae would use the ball for food. When the dung was consumed the young beetles would emerge from the hole.

14 The lost Egyption city Known as Heracleion to the ancient Greeks and Thonis to the ancient Eygptians, the city was rediscovered in 2000 by French underwater archaeologist Dr. Franck Goddio and a team from the European Institute for Underwater Acheology (IEASM) after a four-year geophysical survey. The ruins of the lost city were found 30 feet under the surface of the Mediterranean Sea in Aboukir Bay, near Alexandria.