https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/Recent content in Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers on Teddy Rook Bookhttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpghttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpgHugoenhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/nile-river/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/nile-river/Egypt was a long, narrow green strip along the Nile, with dry desert on both sides. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/river-north/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/river-north/The Nile flows from south to north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea through the Delta. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/upper-lower/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/upper-lower/Upper Egypt is the south, up the river; Lower Egypt is the north, where the Delta spreads out. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/flood/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/flood/Every summer the Nile rose over its banks and left rich, dark mud that made the fields fertile. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/seasons/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/seasons/The Egyptian year had three seasons: the flood (Akhet), growing (Peret) and harvest (Shemu). Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/boats/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/boats/The Nile was Egypt's road: boats floated north with the current and sailed south with the wind. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/farming/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/farming/Farmers grew wheat, barley and flax in the black mud and lifted water with a bucket on a pole, the shaduf. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/pharaoh/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/pharaoh/A pharaoh was the king (or sometimes queen) of all Egypt; the word comes from per-aa, "Great House". Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/crowns/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/crowns/The white crown stood for Upper Egypt, the red crown for Lower Egypt, and the double crown for both; kings held a crook and a flail. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/one-kingdom/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/one-kingdom/Around 3000 BC, Upper and Lower Egypt were joined into one kingdom; a carved palette shows King Narmer wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt on one side and the red crown of Lower Egypt on the other. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/hatshepsut/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/hatshepsut/Hatshepsut ruled Egypt as king for about fifteen years, built a great temple and sent ships to the land of Punt. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/ramesses/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/ramesses/Ramesses II ruled for 66 years, built huge temples like Abu Simbel, and had many children. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/tutankhamun/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/tutankhamun/Tutankhamun became king at about nine and died young; his small tomb was found nearly untouched in 1922. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/cleopatra/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/cleopatra/Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of a Greek family that ruled Egypt; after her, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/why-pyramids/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/why-pyramids/Pyramids were tombs for kings, built to protect the king's body and help him live forever. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/steps-to-smooth/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/steps-to-smooth/The first pyramid, King Djoser's, had steps; later kings like Sneferu and Khufu built smooth-sided pyramids. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/giza/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/giza/Three great pyramids at Giza belong to Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure; the Great Sphinx guards them. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/building/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/building/Teams of skilled Egyptian workers cut stone with copper tools, dragged it on sledges and raised it on ramps; just how the ramps ran is still unknown. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/many-gods/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/many-gods/The Egyptians believed in many gods, each caring for part of the world: the sun, the river, the sky, the home. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/god-animals/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/god-animals/You can tell gods apart by their heads: Horus the falcon, Anubis the jackal, Thoth the ibis, Bastet the cat, Hathor the cow, Sobek the crocodile. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/osiris-isis/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/osiris-isis/In the old story, Osiris was a good king; his wife Isis brought him back to rule the land of the dead, and their son Horus became king. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/mummies/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/mummies/Egyptians dried and wrapped the bodies of the dead so they would last for the afterlife; this is called mummification. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/tombs-treasure/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/tombs-treasure/Tombs held food, furniture, games and little helper figures called shabtis for life after death. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/weighing-heart/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/weighing-heart/Egyptians believed a dead person's heart was weighed against the feather of Maat, truth, to see if they had lived a good life. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/homes/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/homes/Most families lived in houses of mud brick, with a flat roof for sleeping on hot nights. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/food/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/food/Everyday food was bread, thick beer, onions, beans, fish and fruit like dates and figs. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/clothes/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/clothes/People wore light linen clothes; many wore wigs, and men and women lined their eyes with dark paint. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/games/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/games/Children played with balls, dolls and toy animals, and families played board games such as senet. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/jobs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/jobs/Most people were farmers; others were bakers, potters, builders, painters, soldiers, priests and scribes. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/scribes/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/scribes/Scribes learned to read and write at school, using reed pens, ink and sheets of papyrus. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/sound-signs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/sound-signs/Many hieroglyphs stand for sounds: the owl is m, the water is n, the mouth is r. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/idea-signs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/idea-signs/Some signs show what a word means, and some go at the end of a word to give a hint, like walking legs for "go". Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/which-way/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/which-way/Hieroglyphs can go left to right, right to left or top to bottom; people and animals face the start of the line. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/your-name/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/your-name/You can write your name with sound signs, one sign for each sound. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/cartouche/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/cartouche/A cartouche is an oval loop around a king's or queen's name. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/numbers/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/numbers/Egyptians wrote numbers with a stroke for 1, a hobble for 10, a coil of rope for 100 and a lotus for 1,000, repeating signs to add up. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/rosetta-stone/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/rosetta-stone/The Rosetta Stone has the same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek, which helped people read hieroglyphs again. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/champollion/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/champollion/In 1822, Jean-François Champollion showed how hieroglyphs work, using names in cartouches and the Coptic language. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/carter/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/carter/In 1922, Howard Carter found the steps to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, full of treasures. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/archaeologists/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egyptology/young-explorers/archaeologists/Archaeologists dig carefully, write down where everything was found, and study it to learn how people lived. Ancient Egypt for Young Explorers · Egyptology Ladder