Primary 6APrimary 6A2016-20172016-2017

By: Marrouan By: Marrouan and Unaxand Unax

• The ancient Egyptians were fascinating The ancient Egyptians were fascinating people who settled in the Nile Valley people who settled in the Nile Valley thousands of years ago. thousands of years ago.

• At first, they survived by hunting animals At first, they survived by hunting animals and gathering fruits to eat. and gathering fruits to eat.

• AnimalAnimals s were very important in Egypt and were very important in Egypt and that is the reason why most Egyptians that is the reason why most Egyptians gods had animal heads.gods had animal heads. By: Unax By: Unax and and MarrouanMarrouan

By: Unai and BeñatBy: Unai and Beñat

•Egyptian civilization developed around the Nile valley.

• The Nile is one of the biggest rivers in the world and runs along North East Africa .

• Egyptian civilization was located between the Red Sea and the Sahara desert.

Daily Life Daily Life • Egyptian houses were made of mud

bricks.• People lived in families.• Women run the family and had children

while men cultivated the land

Olaia,Iraia,Dylan Olaia,Iraia,Dylan

. Education was based on money, because families had to pay to go to school .

So, only the rich and only boys went to school.

Family LifeFamily Life

Feasting and funFeasting and fun

By:Xabier, Oier and FengwangBy:Xabier, Oier and Fengwang

• The Egyptians loved having fun. We know that because in their tombs there are lots of paintings of party scenes.

• Rich Egyptians did big parties for their friends.

• Poor Egyptians relaxed at home with their families, telling stories and playing games.

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Egyptians used no shoes. Egyptians used no shoes. Rich people sometimes wore Rich people sometimes wore sandals made of leather and sandals made of leather and poor people made of wood.poor people made of wood.But most of the time went But most of the time went

barefoot.barefoot.

They liked fashionThey wore wigs and noble men shaved their heads.

By:Amaia,Aratz and Xabier

• Most clothes were made of linen; rich people wore fine linen and poor people thicker linen .

Medicine and magicMedicine and magic

By :Jon, Dani and Ane

Egyptian doctors were very much respected.Egyptian doctors were very much respected. Most doctors worked in temples and in the pharaoh’s palace.Most doctors worked in temples and in the pharaoh’s palace.

Egyptian doctors understood quite a lot about the bodyEgyptian doctors understood quite a lot about the body. . They They prepared drugs to cure diseases.prepared drugs to cure diseases.

To the Egyptians illnesses were caused by evil spirits To the Egyptians illnesses were caused by evil spirits entering the body,entering the body,

so prayers to the Gods were important to cure peopleso prayers to the Gods were important to cure people

Writing and Writing and Numeral SystemNumeral System

• The ancient Egyptian language is one of the oldest languages of the world.

• The hieroglyphic script was a very complex system of more than 700 pictures.

• They had a good knowledge of Mathematics

• They represented numbers using numerals such as the ones below.

• The pyramids were funerary monuments and the first to be built was that of Zoser.

• The Pyramids of Giza are the most famous and one of the wonders of the word.

• The men who built them were not slaves, but farmers who were paid for their work with food, oil and cloth.

• Temples were also constructed and some of them were huge.• The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol of Egypt with the body of a lion and

the head of a king or god.