1. The Nile River
The Nile River is really important
for the Egyptians. The Nile River
has many important features. It is
the second longest river in the
world. It flows through all Egypt.
Every year, the river flooded in
summer. It left a lot of rich soil,
good for planting. The endpoints of
the Nile are the Mediterranean Sea,
the Ethiopian Highlands and Lake
Victoria. The ancient Egyptians
needed the Nile to survive.
The Nile supported civilization in
Ancient Egypt. They used the water
by
to give it to their animals and for
planting. It was the only source of Jose Gabriel
water, cooking, bathing and
hunting. It was a great source of
transportation to other cities for
trading goods and jewelry. Without
the Nile River the Egyptians
wouldn’t be able to survive there. Pharaohs
2. One of the social classes was priests.
Priest were had many highly respected
A pharaoh is the name used by the and had many different jobs. Some
ruler of Egypt. A pharaoh was priest gave advice and performed
treated as a god so he/she was healing. They preserved bodies from
blamed for anything that happened. decay through embalming. The
A pharaoh had to take care of their embalming was considered of taking
people and gain food for them. A out the brains, liver, and the lungs. The
pharaoh had to make a lot of only organ left inside the body was the
heart. Priest were like doctors so if
decisions. A pharaoh had to work A pyramid is very important and
there weren’t any priest at that time all
very hard to stay in that position. the sick Egyptians would’ve died. affects our life a lot today. A
pyramid is very important because
they were used to honors the
One of the influential pharaoh in pharaoh. It is also important
Ancient Egypt was Ramses II. He because they were made by hand.
was important because he increased All of this affects our life today
the size of his Kingdom. He was a because now we use different
great warrior and a great builder, he things to honor someone of
is known largely for the massive something. Now we use different
monuments he built, like the things to make someone or
In Ancient Egypt society wasand Abu
temples at Karnack, Luxor
structurethat stand as 3,000 year old One major achievement of the something feel really special.
Simbel like a pyramid. The higher Ancient Egyptians was the
up on the pyramid the more great
symbols of the Pharaoh’s
responsibility people had. At the who
power. Ramses was a pharaoh top
Achievements
pyramid. The pyramid
Social Pyramid
of the pyramid do a lot of things.
knew how to was the pharaoh.
demonstrated how much power the
pharaoh had. It was mainly used as
Then came: Government Officials,
Priest, Scribes, Artisans and the the pharaoh’s tomb. Some
Peasants. People were stuck in their Egyptians lived in the pyramid.
social class and couldn’t move up Without the pyramids we would not
easily. Society was very rigid and the know what were pyramids doing in
pyramid kept the Egyptians in order. Egypt and what was inside.