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Curses were believed to protect tombs.

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The god of the waterways Sobek was a fierce protector of Egyptian people. He also liked to eat flesh. Live crocodiles were kept in pools at temples to honor him.

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This dog-faced deity was the god of the dead. Wild dogs, or jackals, were often seen hanging around in cemeteries, so it was thought they watched over people in the afterlife.

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They brought the statue of the god over, undressed it, and watched it with water from the temples sacred lake.[Holy water]
From The book Ancient Egypt Revealed

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A dwarf with lion features, little Bes’s job was to look after babies and mothers. He also protected against scorpian bites, and also nightmares.

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Controlling the rain and water, lion-headed Tefnut was the goddesses of moisture. She was spat into existence by her dad, Ra, the sun god.

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Each day, the statue was given an new set of clothes and fresh makeup, and offered a meal from the food from the table of offerings.
From the book Ancient Egypt Revealed

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Hawk-headed sun god Ra, was one of the most important gods of all. He ate every night by the sky goddess Nut, then gave it back in the morning at sunrise.

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The after life of the ancient Egyptians was influenced by their belief in immortality. They regarded death was just an interruption, rather than the end of life. They mummified the body so the soul could go back, giving it life. Drinks and food was left at the offering table at the tomb

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Ancient Egyptians believed in more than 2,000 gods. They had gods for anything from chores to dangers. They had to worship the gods to keep life balanced.

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In the book Ancient Egypt revealed it says that Every Morning, the priests went into the sanctuary and kissed the ground as a mark of respect.

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Hieroglyphics were symbols and pictures representing words or phrases. This was a good technique for Egyptians communicating, but not having anyone else understand. (Other that Egyptians.)

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Some of the weapons they used for wars.

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The soldiers were equipped with many types of weapons, including shields, spears, cudgels, maces, daggers, and bows and arrows. The most common Egyptian weapon was the bow and arrow

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The ancient Egyptians built their pyramids, tombs, temples and palaces out of stone, the most durable of all building materials. Although earthquakes, wars and the forces of nature have taken their toll, the remains of Egypt's monumental architectural achievements are visible across the land, a tribute to the greatness of this civilization. These building projects took a high degree of architectural and engineering skill, and the organization of a large workforce consisting of highly trained craftsmen and laborers.

Apart from the pyramids, Egyptian buildings were decorated with paintings, carved stone images, hieroglyphics and three-dimensional statues. The art tells the story of the pharaohs, the gods, the common people and the natural world of plants, birds and animals. The beauty and grandeur of these sites are beyond compare. How the ancient Egyptians were able to construct these massive structures using primitive tools is still a mystery.

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Hero, also called Heron, a scientist of Alexandria, Egypt, lived during the first century A.D. He wrote many works on mathematics, physics, and mechanics. His writings include a description of a crude steam engine.

"Hero." World Book Student, World Book, 2019,worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar722920. Accessed 17 Jan.. 2019.

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The fist Egyptians came from Palestine and Syria.

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Hieroglyphics, the picture of writing used by Egyptians, were probably first invented to make lists of kings.

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Only Egyptians knew how to understand the hieroglyphic, making it difficult for other invaders to understand.

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At first, hieroglyphics were a form of abstract art that was extremely confusing, and hard to learn. Then, they evolved and changed into clear symbols that are clear and easy to understand.

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Hieroglyphics were words of god. They  used symbols to represent sounds and words.

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Scribes has to be experts at hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics are symbols and pictures that all have a meaning. There are about 700 different symbols. Hieroglyphics were meant to be complex because then scribes can keep there place and special talents.

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A hieroglyph can be used in a number of ways. It could be used as a picture to represent a particular object. A hieroglyph could also be used as a symbol to represent an idea.

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As the population grew the positions were passed from father to son.

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The king's palace, government departments, and temples operated the scribal schools. All the schools prepared the students to become scribes or to follow other careers. The main subjects were reading, literature, geography, mathematics, and writing. The students learned writing by copying literature, letters, and buisness accounts.

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Only a small percentage of boys and girls went to school in ancient Egypt, and most of them came from upper-class families. These students attended schools for scribes.

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The upper class of Ancient Egypt was wealthy and well educated. The pharaoh had an incredible amount of power.

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Craftsmen from ancient Egypt provided trades with other lands. The craftsmen were usually trained and skilled laborers.

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The lower classes provided the food and resources for the whole country.

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As Egypt started to conquer land, the prisoners of war became slaves. Children born into a family of slaves automatically inherited their parent's social status. Ordinary citizens could also become slaves if they did not pay off their debt. However, slaves were still allowed to own land and have servants.

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Lower classes consisted of farmers, and skilled laborers, serfs who served the owner of the land they farmed, and slaves. these last 2 groups, probably made up 80 percent of the population.

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Upper classes were made up of pharaoh, upper class Nobles and Priests, priestesses, scribes and government officials.

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The rulers and leaders of the ancient Egypt kingdoms

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The rulers and leaders of the ancient Egypt kingdoms

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Settlers brought barley and cattle.

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The pharaonic period spans over 3,000 years, beginning when kings first ruled Egypt. The first dynasty started in 3000 B.C. with the reign of King Narmer. Throughout the centuries, the power of the pharaohs increased and decreased numerous times before Egypt came under Roman rule in the Graeco-Roman Period (332 B.C. - A.D. 395). The pharaonic period ended with the death of the last Cleopatra during the thirty-second dynasty.

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Cleopatra was in love with Julius Caesar, and then Julius provided protection for her, but the citizens of Rome thought that the empire would fall into the hands of an Egyptian queen. So the brutally stabbed Julius Caesar to death. So Cleopatra went back to Egypt.

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After the rule of these kings, Egypt went into an age of decline. The country was attacked and conquered by various people, until finally, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.

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The Middle Kingdom lasted from around 2050 BC to around 1710 BC, stretching from the reunification of Egypt under the reign of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.

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Were did the come from?

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The Old Kingdom ended in chaos. Nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

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Predynastic Period: prior to 3000 B.C
Early Period: 3000-2575 B.C
Old Kingdom: 2575-2134 B.C
First intermediate Period: 2134-2040 B.C
Middle Kingdom: 2040-1640 B.C
Second Intermediate Period: 1640-1550 B.C
New Kingdom: 1550-1070 B.C
Third Intermediate Period: 1070-712 B.C
Late Period: 712-332 B.C
Graeco Roman Period: 332 B.C- A.D 395

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Barely was the most popular crop.

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The Fertile soil provided most of Egypt's wealth.

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It was a major hazard for the Egyptian to sail  in the Nile river at night.

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Every year, the Nile River flooded every July, and left a mud that is great for farming and planting crops.

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The desert was known as the "Red Land" to ancient Egyptians. The were near the Nile, and that land was known as the "Black Land". The Egyptians were in between two deserts, Arabian Desert, and the Libyan Desert. The deserts kept out enemies.