S12: Interesting Facts About Ancient Egypt by James Pow https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0 Add something UNIQUE and interesting you've learnt whilst you've been studying about Ancient Egypt. en-us 2020-10-30 00:39:01 UTC 2023-06-14 15:01:01 UTC hello@padlet.com King Khufu (Old Kingdom) jamespow https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875268097 Khufu has an asteroid named after him - '3362 Khufu'.]]> 2020-10-30 00:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875268097 Easy Agriculture https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875510526
Apparently the Nile river predictable flooding made is so easy to farm that even randomly throwing  seeds will still yield enough crops to feed all the citizens.

]]> 2020-10-30 03:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875510526 The birth of gods https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875512292 Gods of moisture, Tefnut, and god of air, Shu, were believed to born from the spat of Ra, the sun god.]]> 2020-10-30 03:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875512292 Step Pyramid https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875515169 Step Pyramid is the first pyramid in the world, built by King Djoser during Old Kingdom period at Saqqarain.]]> 2020-10-30 03:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875515169 The Book Of The Dead https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875517306 This is a collection of spells which is used to navigate the afterlife.


]]> 2020-10-30 03:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875517306 Pyramid of khufu https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875519723 The pyramid of khufu is the largest pyramid of Egypt. This pyramid weigh as much as 16 Empire State Building. 

]]> 2020-10-30 03:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875519723 Ancient Egyptians invented toothpaste https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875524912 ancient Egyptians contributed to innovations in dental hygiene with the invention of toothpaste – their ingredients included the powder of ox hooves, ashes, burnt eggshells and pumice.

They also buried toothpicks with the mummy ]]> 2020-10-30 03:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875524912 Egyptian men and women wore make up.It protected their skin from the hot sun but they also believed it had healing powers too.They usually wore green and black make up.The green was made from copper and the black was lead. https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875528919 2020-10-30 03:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875528919 Julius Caesar https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875531563 create the first encryption system we call caesar cipher.


]]> 2020-10-30 03:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875531563 Cleopatra was not Egyptian https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875538489 Cleopatra was actually part of a Greek Macedonians, one of Alexander the Great’s most trusted lieutenants.]]> 2020-10-30 03:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875538489 Invention https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875540016 There are a lot of invention in Ancient Egypt. One of them is a door lock. First, they use only simple knots made from rope but then they change to wood and metal to make it stronger]]> 2020-10-30 03:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875540016 King Tut may have been killed by a hippopotamus kamolchatkha https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875543456 Scans of the young king’s body show that he was embalmed without his heart or his chest wall. This drastic departure from traditional Egyptian burial practice suggests that he may have suffered a horrific injury prior to his death. According to a handful of Egyptologists, one of the most likely causes for this wound would have been a bite from a hippopotamus. Evidence indicates that the Egyptians hunted the beasts for sport, and statues found in King Tut’s tomb even depict him in the act of throwing a harpoon. If the boy pharaoh was indeed fond of stalking dangerous game, then his death might have been the result of a hunt gone wrong.]]> 2020-10-30 03:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875543456 All Female Egyptian Pharaohs https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875548775
  • Merneith
  • Sobekneferu
  • Hatshepsut
  • Nefertiti
  • Cleopatra
  • Khentkawes I
  • Arsinoe II

    • ]]>     2020-10-30 03:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875548775     King Djoser pansakorntan https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875550795   
    Djoser, also spelled Zoser, second king of the 3rd dynasty (c. 2650–c. 2575 bce) of ancient Egypt, who undertook the construction of the earliest important stone building in Egypt. His reign, which probably lasted 19 years, was marked by great technological innovation in the use of stone architecture.
    ]]>     2020-10-30 03:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875550795     Ancient Egyptians loved board games pimnipawin1 https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875551928 After working along the Nile River, Egyptians often relaxed by playing board games. The most famous was a game of chance known as “Senet”. It was played on a long board painted with 30 squares. Each player had a set of pieces that were moved along the board according to rolls of dice or the throwing sticks.]]> 2020-10-30 03:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875551928 The Government of Egypt https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875552204 Government and religion were inseparable in ancient Egypt. The pharaoh was the head of state and the divine representative of the gods on earth. Religion and government brought order to society through the construction of temples, the creation of laws, taxation, the organization of labour, trade with neighbours and the defence of the country.


    ]]>     2020-10-30 03:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875552204     The first female pharaoh https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875555411 Sobekneferu was the daughter of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. She was the first female pharaoh of Egyptreigned as Pharaoh of Egypt after the death of Amenemhat IV. She was the last ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt and ruled Egypt for approximately four years from 1806 to 1802 BC. During the Middle Kingdom.]]> 2020-10-30 03:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875555411 The Great pyramid of Giza was built by 10,000 people working 10 hours a day for 20 years https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875557735 2020-10-30 03:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875557735 Cleopatra https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875558047 She was the last true pharaoh in Egypt and presented ]]> 2020-10-30 03:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875558047 Some Egyptian dynasties were inbred https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875564308 Some Egyptian dynasties were inbred to protect their bloodline and treasuries.]]> 2020-10-30 03:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875564308 Tutankhamun https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875569498  He was a youngest pharaoh.He married with his sister and his tomb found in 1922.]]> 2020-10-30 04:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/875569498 Cleopatra https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/880003578 She was the last true pharaoh in Egypt and presented herself as a goddess(Isis)]]> 2020-11-01 14:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jamespow/a5uds9oagsclxjf0/wish/880003578