By jade mcnamee

by jade mcnameeAncient Egypt

map Of egyptThis is a map of Egypt the Red Sea is where Moses crossed all the slaves from Egypt .Egypt is where the Pyramids and the Sphinx are. I have been to Egypt it was about 50 degrees Celsius I was like a roast turkey!

slavesThe pharaohs had slaves and made them do all the work. slaves had to build the pyramids and make building s .When they were making the pyramids they had to carry tons of bricks you can now go and see the pyramids in Cairo

hieroglyphicsThis is Cleopatra she was a female pharaoh .She was very important. She wasn't the first pharaoh but she was a very good ruler.

Tutankhamens maskThis is Tutankhamen's mask .When he died he got mummified . This is the mask that went over him. His tomb was discovered about 100 years ago.

The water clockBy studying the sun and the stars, Egyptian scientists invented a calendar which had 365 days in a year. They used a sundial to tell the time of day and water clock to measure the hours the marks inside it tell the time.

There favourite foodThis is koshary. It is found in Cairo.I know it looks very disgusting but its nice all it is, is rice, seeds , meat and beans. Its there favourite food

tombsWhen the pharaohs died they had a tomb and got a special mask made for them that looked like them

How to become a mummy1.firstly, the body was washed all over . This was so the body could wash away anything impure from coming with into the next life.2. next the brain was removed There were a few ways to do this, but the most popular one was with a hook ,out through the nose!3.next a long cut was made down along the left side of the body .here are all of the organs (stomach ,lungs intestines ,and liver) are removed4. the body is then left in a large pile of natron ( a kind of salt for forty days this dried up the body ,and took away almost all of the moisture..this is why mummies last so long.

.How to become a mummy5.At this stage, the mummy doesn`tReally look like how it did in life. The skin is softened with oils and make up put on.to restore the body to the proper shape, the embalmers stuff it with rags and sawdust

The river nile The river Nile is one of the most beautiful rivers ever .I went on a cruise on it , its like heaven.

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