Primary 3A have been learning about Ancient Egypt. We learned all about the Landscape of Egypt, God’s and Goddess’s, Hieroglyphics, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Mummies and the Afterlife.
We are going to tell you some interesting facts about all of the things that we learned.
The Landscape of Egypt
- The River Nile is 6 times longer than the whole of the UK.
- Egypt is mostly desert.
- The Red Sea got its name from an algae which is red.
God’s and Goddess’s
- Ra is the God of the sun. Every time the sun goes down Ra dies. In the morning when the sun rises he is reborn.
- Gods were men and the Goddess’s were ladies.
- Osiris was God of the afterlife.
Hieroglyphics
- Hieroglyphics is the Ancient Egyptian’s alphabet.
- Hieroglyphics are pictures instead of letters.
- Hieroglyphics were discovered on the Rosetta Stone
- Hieroglyphics were often written on papyrus paper.
Pharaohs
- The most famous Pharaoh was Tutankhamen.
- When Tutankhamen was discovered and removed from his tomb people claim that the pyramids begun to glow at night.
- Tutankhamen became a Pharaoh when he was only 9 years old.
Pyramids
- There were secret tombs discovered in the pyramids.
- One block that was used to build the pyramids was as heavy as a car.
Mummies
- Osiris was the first person to be mummified.
- When people were mummified they had to have their brain pulled out through their nose!
- Mummies were buried in sarcophaguses.
- The mummification process took 70 days to complete!
The Afterlife
- The Afterlife was where the Ancient Egyptian people and animals went once they had been mummified and buried.
- Their sarcophaguses were filled with jewels and other things they would need for the Afterlife.
We also attached some pictures of our Egyptian wall display.
We loved our topic on Ancient Egypt!
