Ancient Egypt Research Paper

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Ryann Suero
Ms. Majtka
English 8 A
March, ,2018

Have you ever wanted to learn about Egypt history and maybe about how pyramids were built? Well I may be able to help you with that. There thousands of things that we will learn about together.

Many popular beliefs are of pyramids being built by hybrid giants called Nephilim. The pyramids where built in Egypt in 2640 BC. A big theory of how the pyramids were built was by millions of slaves to build the pyramids the slaves were owned by merciless pharaohs. The ancient pyramids were The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes.

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They were taught in homemaking skills so they managed the household. Most wealthy women would Often hold huge banquets a lot of these women were priestesses working in a temple for one of the Egyptian goddesses. Marriage for women usually would be married from twelve though thirteen and would not have big marriage ceremonies and most marriages were arranged by the two families. Preparing food for the family was a full time job for most poor women.
“Ancient Egypt.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/great_sphinx.php.
The Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is large it is 241 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 66 feet high. The Sphinx was created to guard the tomb from evil spirits. The cat was widely believed that it scares away evil spirits that cause harm. The original Sphinx would have looked a lot different in its prime it would have looked way better. The entire body was covered in sand and only the head could be seen Until many people worked to uncover the full body of the Sphinx.

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Ancient Egyptian food and daily life

Almost all people in Egypt wore some types of jewelry gold and silver for the richer people copper was worn by the, poorer people. Since it was blazing in the desert most men wore kilts and women wore straight dresses. The normal family lived in a village of sun baked mud houses. Most commoner Diet would consist of bread, goat, sheep, and vegetables. Ancient Egypt was a complex society needing people doing many different tasks and jobs.

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Egypt entertainment and games

The Egyptian enjoyed playing sports to past the time. Many Egyptian sought out to watch story tales of gods and war heroes which would keep them captivated for hours. Even though childhood was short for most Egyptian they mostly swam in the Nile river. There would also be festivals that will honor gods. Many nobles would often House large parties with musicians and dancers to show off there vast

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