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Ancient Egypt
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The History of Egypt
The ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for more than
3000 years. Although we are talking about a period that
began more than 5000 years ago, we know a great deal
about ancient Egypt. How can we know about people
who lived so long ago?
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Writing
The ancient Egyptians were among the first people
to develop a system of writing. They believed it was
important to write down what was happening.
hieroglyphs
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Look and Say
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T: Look at the sentence first. Then use the picture to let S circle the letters of their name.
The Temples
The Egyptians also built magnificent temples, which they
believed were the homes of the gods and goddesses.
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The temples were filled with high stone pillars which
supported a heavy stone roof.
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The temple at Abu Simbel has four huge statues of the
Pharaoh Ramses the Second, 20 meters high, wearing
the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
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Which part do you like best?
Why?