Ancient+Egypt

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media type="custom" key="11397128" ===The “House of the Spirit” it was called by the Greeks, also known as Ancient Egypt. Egypt was made up of two kingdoms, upper and lower Egypt. However at around 3100 BC, these two kingdoms were split apart. Egyptian history began when these two kingdoms were united. Egypt had many Pharaohs. However by the help of king Menes, these two kingdoms became unified and created the first Egyptian dynasty.===

===King Menes was the first pharaoh of Egypt. As king, he did many great things. His greatest achievement was unifying upper and lower Egypt. He became known as the "King of Upper and Lower Egypt". This act changed the history of Egypt forever. If these two kingdoms never became united, Egypt would have lost many resources, discoveries, and ideas that were essential for Egyptian life. Now that the two kingdoms became united, the country was able to reach its full potential.===

===One other essential part of Egyptian life was the Nile River. This river was also known as the “Giver of Life” and the “Gift of the Nile” by the locals. The Nile River is also the longest river in the world. It stretches for about 4,000 miles long. The Nile truly was the giver of life to all of the Egyptians. It provided flooding which helped irrigation, and abundance of food, and a feel of security and protection from invaders. Without the Nile River, the Egyptians would have lost many essential resources such as food and water. The Nile is stil used by civilizations today.===

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**Hieratic Script:** Simplified version of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life.
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 * "And God spoke all these words, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below . . . You shall not murder. You shall Not commit adultery. You shall not steal." - Exodus 20:1-17**

**__Links__**
Ancient EgyptThis link takes you to a site that describes mummification and the process of it. You can click links on the website that let you explore a mummy tomb and the story behing mummification. Egyptian HieroglyphsNavigate the website to learn about this writing and numbers and fractions in hieroglyphics. King TutankhamunTells about King Tutankhamun. You are able to click links that take you inside his tomb and look around it. PyramidsThis is about the pyramids in Egypt and you can learn the stories behind them or explore them on this website.
 * __Queen Cleopatra__**The life story of Cleopatra and the importance of her.