Introduction to EgyptIntroduction to Egypt

by A. Q.by A. Q.

Landmarks

Great Sphinx

A mythological creature that came from a legend which means stranglerA creature with a pharaoh's head and a lion’s bodyIt is 240 ft. long and 66 ft. wideThe history of it is a mysteryWhen it was found it was almost buried in the sand

The Great Pyramid

Built for King Khufu

It used to be over 480 ft. tall

It was made with over 2,000,000 stone blocks

The base of it is as big as 10 football fields

It is located near the Great Sphinx which is near the city of Cairo (the capital)

The Valley of the Kings

King Tutankhamen was buried here

It is in a very rocky valley which is close to the city of Thebes

It was used as a cemetery for early kings

Over 60 tombs have been found here

Religion

About Egyptian Religion

Is Polytheistic

Polytheism means more than one god or goddess

This is a false religion

Gods and Goddesses

Sekhmet-goddess of plague and pestilenceHorus-god of light and goodnessAnibus-god of the deadIsis-throne goddess Maat-goddess of“Truth”

Sacred Animals to Egyptians

Cats-the most sacred

Crocodiles-most feared

Cobra-most deadly

Scorpion-smallest but almost as deadly as the cobra

Different Theories on Creation

Some believe that their gods made the earth.

Some believe that the true God made the earth.

Some believe that one day the earth just appeared.

Biblical Egypt

                                                               

Joseph

He was loved most by his parentsHis parents made him a coat of many colorsHis brothers disliked him so much that they sold him into slaveryThe people that bought him took him to EgyptThere he worked to become a vizier to pharaoh

The Israelites

They became slaves in Egypt

They got there when Joseph’s family came to Egypt. Then a different pharaoh took over and thought the Israelites became too large in number. So he made them slaves.

Moses led to Joseph

Moses

Moses lived in Egypt

Moses’ mother saved him from the pharaoh’s soldiers

When Moses got older he led the slaves out of Egypt

Mary, Joseph, and Jesus

Mary and Joseph traveled to BethlehemJesus was bornWhen the wise men saw King Herod on the way to see Jesus Herod told them to bring back Jesus so he could kill himThe wise men didn’t bring Jesus backHerod was so angry he decided to kill all the baby boys so he could kill JesusGod told Joseph to flee to EgyptJoseph and his family fled to Egypt

Writing

Type of Writing

It was called hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics are pictures used as writing in Ancient Egypt

Rosetta Stone

A stone that is called the key to unlocking the history of Egypt

It was found by the French in 1799

It is called the key to unlocking the history because the words on it are written in three different languages-one that we can understand another is hieroglyphics

The

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