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The Hidden Secrets of Ancient Egypt

The Hidden Secrets of Ancient Egypt. The Nile River’s location. it goes right through Egypt, Africa. The Nile’s delta. Flows into the Mediterranean Sea It is located in Lower Egypt. Fun Facts about the Nile River. It is the longest river in the world

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The Hidden Secrets of Ancient Egypt

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  1. The Hidden Secrets ofAncient Egypt

  2. The Nile River’s location • it goes right through Egypt, Africa

  3. The Nile’s delta • Flows into the Mediterranean Sea • It is located in Lower Egypt

  4. Fun Facts about the Nile River • It is the longest river in the world • It is 4,180-4,184 miles long ( 6,695 KM long ) • 300 cubic meters flow through the Nile a day ( 79,251.615 gallons )

  5. Farming • Beans ( soybeans, broad beans, etc. ) • Fruit ( mainly oranges, some grapes, stone fruit, and pome fruits ) • Vegetables ( tomatoes, and potatoes )

  6. Farming ( continued ) • Natural fiber ( cotton ) • Sugar Canes • Rice

  7. What they mined • Copper • Gold • Silver • Iron • Precious stones • Salts and other minerals

  8. Quarries • A quarry is a large ditch like area which is a deposit of rocks/stones mined for construction projects • Rocks/stones that are in Egyptian quarries are Granlte, Aswan, alabaster, diorite, marble, serpentine, porphyry, black slate, basalt, dolomite • They used these rocks for tools, and for trade

  9. Quarries ( continued ) • Pyramids were made over the quarries

  10. Papyrus • A papyrus is what the Egyptians used to write on • Papyrus is made out of papyrus tree and weaved together

  11. What is the significance of gold • So they could trade • Make sarcophaguses • Believed to be associated with the sun • Also made for jewelry

  12. The Desert ( continued ) Where were the deserts located: • The Western desert- southwest Egypt • The Eastern desert- northeast Egypt • The Sahara desert- southwest Egypt • The White desert- central Egypt

  13. The Desert How was the desert used: • To build pyramids for the kings to be buried in • Mining • To burry the dead

  14. Major bodies of water The major bodies of water are: • The Mediterranean sea • The Red sea • The Nile River

  15. Fun Facts • Pets were sometimes monkeys • They only had 23 letters in their alphabet plus 700 phonetic signs • Everyone traveled by only boats

  16. “The Hidden secrets of ancient Egypt” Tour has sadly ended Ancient Egypt is a fascinating place, as you learned. I hope this tour has taught you the tip of the iceberg of what ancient Egypt is all about. The work and how much effort they put into everything they did shows how much they cared about what ever they did. I hope you enjoyed the tour! Tour presented by: Alexia O’Brien

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