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    All About: Extraordinary Egyptians
    All About: Extraordinary Egyptians
    All About: Extraordinary Egyptians
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    All About: Extraordinary Egyptians

    By P S Quick

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    This fantastic book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for ancient Egyptians. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including sections about the pharaohs, mummies, the pyramids, hieroglyphics and much more!

    The 'All About' series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAUK Academic
    Release dateMar 5, 2015
    ISBN9781782345541
    All About: Extraordinary Egyptians

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      Book preview

      All About - P S Quick

      Title Page

      ALL ABOUT

      EXTRAORDINARY EGYPTIANS

      P S Quick

      Publisher Information

      Published in 2012 by

      Andrews UK Limited

      www.andrewsuk.com

      The right of P S Quick to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998

      Copyright © 2012 P S Quick

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Any person who does so may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      Introduction

      This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for Ancient Egyptians. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time - including sections about the Pharaohs, mummies, the Pyramids, Hieroglyphics and much more!

      The ‘All About’ series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.

      Ancient Egypt is United

      The civilization of Ancient Egypt lasted over 3000 years and was one of the most powerful in the history of the world. It covers the period from 3150 BC to 30 BC although there is evidence to suggest that farmers lived along the banks of the Nile 2000 years before this.

      Egypt had been divided into two kingdoms before this time. Lower Egypt was called the kingdom of the Red Crown while Upper Egypt was known as the kingdom of the White Crown.

      Many monuments and tombs still exist today, giving us evidence of this fascinating time in history.

      When the pharaoh of the Red Crown conquered the south Egypt became united and our story begins.

      Everyday life

      Most people lived in small houses built using mud bricks. Ancient Egyptians made the bricks by mixing soil from the River Nile with straw and shaping them by using wooden moulds. Then they were dried in the sun. The outsides were painted white to lessen the heat reaching inside. This was a cheap material for building but was not durable and long lasting.

      The houses had flat roofs so people could sleep outside in the summer when it was too hot to be inside. The windows were also small, narrow and high up to keep out the sun. Houses were grouped

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