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**  **Animals were reared mainly for food, while others were kept as pets. Animals of all kinds were important to the Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians understood the animals' characteristics and admired them, especially those that were dangerous or had powers human beings lacked. They believed animals were symbols, for example, the beetle - the Egyptians noticed how it buries itself and therefore used it as a symbol of survival. Particular powers of each Egyptian god were symbolized by animals with similar characteristics. **  CLOTHES- <span style="color: rgb(245,163,231); background-color: rgb(252,244,120);"><span style="color: rgb(15,10,10);">Egypt is a hot country and so people wore lightweight clothes which kept them cool. We can see what they wore from the many paintings and sculptures they left behind. <span style="color: rgb(15,10,10);"> <span style="color: rgb(245,163,231); background-color: rgb(252,244,120);"><span style="color: rgb(9,7,7);"><span style="color: rgb(15,10,10);">Ancient Egyptian clothes covered most of their skin and were made from plant fibers such as linen. <span style="color: rgb(95,234,72);"><span style="color: rgb(249,144,242); background-color: rgb(240,213,246);"><span style="color: rgb(124,194,244);"><span style="color: rgb(244,201,113);"><span style="color: rgb(249,170,240); background-color: rgb(234,172,246);"> <span style="color: rgb(244,114,11); background-color: rgb(252,241,125);">FARMING- <span style="color: rgb(244,114,11); background-color: rgb(252,241,125);">Egyptians grew crops such as wheat, barley, vegetables, figs, melons, pomegranates and vines. They also grew flax which was made into linen. <span style="color: rgb(244,114,11); background-color: rgb(252,241,125);">The most important crop was grain. The ancient Egyptians used grain to make bread, porridge and beer. Grain was the first crop they grew after inundation (flooding season). Once the grain was harvested, they grew vegetables such as onions, leeks, cabbages, beans, cucumbers and lettuce. Farmers planted fruit trees and vines along paths, to give shade as well as fruit.
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** MUMMIES-

<span style="background-color: rgb(146,253,124);"><span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">It was very important to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs that the human body was preserved. A method of artificial preservation, called mummification was developed by the ancient Egyptians. Mummification was a complicated and lengthy process which lasted up to 70 days. **** <span style="background-color: rgb(146,253,124);"><span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">The Egyptians believed in life after death. They believed that they had to preserve their bodies so they could use them in the afterlife. **** <span style="background-color: rgb(146,253,124);"><span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">The Egyptians believed that when they died, they would make a journey to another world where they would lead a new life. They would need all the things they had used when they were alive, so their families would put those things in their graves. Egyptians paid vast amounts of money to have their bodies properly preserved. Egyptians who were poor were buried in the sand whilst the rich ones were buried in a tomb. <span style="background-color: rgb(146,253,124);"><span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">It took a very long time, from start to finish, it took about 70 days to embalm a body. The priest in charge would wear the mask of a jackal representing the god Anubis.

**** <span style="background-color: rgb(146,253,124);"><span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">1. The body was washed and purified. 2. Organs were removed. Only the heart remained. 3. The body was filled with stuffing. 4. The body was dried by covering it with a substance called natron*. This substance absorbed all the moisture from the body. 5. After 40 - 50 days the stuffing was removed and replaced with linen or sawdust. 6. The body was wrapped in strands of linen and covered in a sheet called a shroud. 7. The body was placed in a stone coffin called a sarcophagus.

<span style="background-color: rgb(146,253,124);"><span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">The mummy was now re <span style="color: rgb(243,68,218);">ady for its journey to the afterlife. ** <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(153,87,219); background-color: rgb(224,193,41);"><span style="background-color: rgb(43,246,253);"><span style="color: rgb(251,19,211); background-color: rgb(79,238,226);">**hieroglyphs-** <span style="color: rgb(255,0,173); background-color: rgb(0,255,247);"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255,0,217); background-color: rgb(0,255,189);"><span style="color: rgb(252,49,213); background-color: rgb(78,253,242);">**The Egyptian writing called hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different objects, actions, sound or ideas. There were more than 700 hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs is made from two Greek words:**
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255,0,217); background-color: rgb(0,255,189);"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,173); background-color: rgb(0,255,247);">**hieros meaning holy**
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255,0,217); background-color: rgb(0,255,189);">**<span style="color: rgb(255,0,173); background-color: rgb(0,255,247);">glyphe meaning writing Some pictures stood for whole words. **

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(252,247,249); background-color: rgb(0,25,255);">**<span style="color: rgb(255,0,173); background-color: rgb(0,255,247);">Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus reed, which is a water or marsh plant, with tall straight hollow stems.The reeds were flattened, dried, and stuck together to make pages. The Egyptians also carved hieroglyphs onto stone and painted them on the walls of the tombs. They used writing in a variety of places including in scribe schools, on tomb walls, in fields, in temples, at war and in the government.

<span style="color: rgb(244,31,198); background-color: rgb(47,244,62);"><span style="color: rgb(78,0,255); background-color: rgb(252,255,0);"> <span style="color: rgb(124,49,135); background-color: rgb(252,246,130);"><span style="color: rgb(78,0,255); background-color: rgb(252,255,0);">RELIGION-

The Egyptians had strong religious beliefs. Two important gods of the Egyptians were Osiris, god of the Nile, and Isis, god of fertility. The Egyptians believed in many gods. They believed that many things had powers. They worshiped god of the stars, stones, and water. Each city had its own god or goddess. The local gods were not worshiped. They were thought of as someone to bargain with for favors. If you wanted your crops to grow, or heal an illness you would take food or clothing to the local temple. Then the priest would take the offering and pray in a special language to the gods.

LEVELS of SOCIETY-

Egyptian rulers controlled all of egypt and was thought to be a god=PHARAOH

Egypt's upper class owned most of the farmlands and controlled the temples=Nobles and Priests

Egypt's middle class provided goods and services.=Craft workers, merchant, and scribes.

Egypt's lower class provided food and was forced to build monuments and pyramids during inundation= farmers.

Egypt's enslaved people were mainly prisoners of war= slaves.



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