Facts about AE
What was used to write in Ancient Egypt?
(animal skin, papirus, wood)
Papyrus is made from the papyrus plant, which grows along the Nile. Egyptians were the first to invent a lightweight, portable writing material.
Исида
Isis
limestone
известняк
Man with hawk head and headdress with a sun disk. He was the sun god.
Ra
What river was essential to life in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile is the longest river in the world and runs through Egypt. Its yearly flooding brought rich soil that made farming possible in the desert!
Who was the youngest pharaoh to rule Egypt?
(Ramses II, Tutankhamun, Akhenaten)
King Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was just 9 years old! His tomb was discovered in 1922 and is one of the most famous archaeological finds in history.
Раннее царство
Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150–2686 BCE)
Nephthys, Neith
Нефтида (Богиня смерти, охранительница умерших, сестра Исиды и Осириса)
Нейт (Богиня войны, охоты, мудрости и ткачества, одна из древнейших богинь Египта)
I was the last pharaoh of them of all. History tends to misjudge me, and see me only as the woman I was. Who am I?
Cleopatra traced her lineage from Alexander the Great's general, Ptolemy, who seized the Egyptian part of Alexander's empire after his death. She was the first person in her family who could speak the Egyptian language.
Things like keys, locks, pens, paper were created in AE. True or false?
true
What organ did Egyptians believe was the centre of intelligence and emotion?
Ancient Egyptians thought the heart was where all thoughts and feelings came from, so they preserved it carefully during mummification. The brain, however, was often removed and discarded
Египтяне образовались на основе смешения целого ряда различных племён принадлежащих к туземным племенам Северной и Восточной Африки.
The Egyptians were formed through the mixing of a whole series of different tribes belonging to the indigenous tribes of Northern and Eastern Africa
First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BCE)
Первый переходный период
Man with a jackal head. He was the god of embalming and the dead.
Anubis (god)
True or False:
Women Had A Lot Of Freedom And Rights
Ancient societies gave women the respect and freedom that they deserved, as the Goddess was also an important symbol during these times. Even the women in ancient Egypt enjoyed lots of financial and legal independence. The women could enter legal contracts, serve juries, buy and sell properties, and much more.
What is the Great Sphinx made of?
The Sphinx, which has a lion's body and a human head, is over 4,500 years old and was carved from a single block of limestone! Impressive!
Эллинистический период
Ptolemaic Period
(The last dynasty of Egypt, ruled by the Greek Ptolemy family. The era of Cleopatra VII. Construction of the Temple of Philae)
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.
Большинство древнеегипетских пирамид строили в качестве гробниц для фараонов (правителей Древнего Египта) и их семей. На сегодняшний день в Египте обнаружено более 130 пирамид
Pharaoh whose tomb was discovered about 100 years ago, filled with statues, weapons, jewelry, and many other treasures. He has become one of the most famous Egyptian mummies. He was 18 or 19 years old when he died, probably as a result of an infection to his broken leg and/or malaria.
Tutankhamun (Tutankhaten or Tut)
What was the purpose of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt?
The pyramids were designed as monumental tombs to house pharaohs in the afterlife. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing!
What Egyptian goddess was known as the goddess of motherhood and magic?
Isis was one of the most important deities in Ancient Egypt. She was believed to protect the pharaoh and help the dead journey into the afterlife.
Eгиптяне создали новый род войск — легкие боевые колесницы, военно-морской флот, стали использоваться более совершенные виды вооружения
The Egyptians created a new branch of the military — light war chariots. They also established a naval fleet and began to use more advanced types of weaponry.
Babylon, Assyria, the Hittite State
Вавилон, Ассирия, Хеттское государство
Did I deserve to be called "the Great"? I negotiated the first non-aggression pact in history, and built some of the buildings that bear my name. Who am I?
Ramses II
Ramses the Great ruled Egypt for sixty-seven years. After battling with the Hittites unsuccessfully, both rulers decided to negotiate a peace. The kings agreed to not make future attacks on each other, and come to the other's aid if they were attacked by a third party.
I am called Egypt's first pharaoh and sometimes I am called Menes. Around 3100 BC, I united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. Who am I?
Narmer
To symbolize political unification, Narmer took the Falcon Crown of Upper Egypt and Cobra Crown of Lower Egypt and put them together. The new capital, Memphis, was built at the meeting place of the two kingdoms. Narmer was also the first to take the title "pharaoh". On the Narmer Palette, the pharaoh is shown wearing the crown of Upper Egypt.