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Egypt

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By Arpita Chakraborty

A Brief History of Egypt

Land of the Pharaohs

One of the oldest civilizations in history, Egypt was known as the land of the pharaohs and the land of pyramids.

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It is home to the world's largest river Nile and is surrounded by two seas - the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. ​

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One of the most famous pharaoh, he was also known as the 'boy king'.

• Pharaoh Menes

• Pharaoh Tutankhamen

• Pharaoh Rameses II

• Pharaoh Khufu

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This pharaoh unified upper and lower Egypt.

• Pharaoh Menes

• Pharaoh Tutankhamen

• Pharaoh Rameses II

• Pharaoh Khufu

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The last pharaoh of Egypt who was known to be very beautiful and intelligent.

• Pharaoh Menes

• Queen Hatshepsut

• Pharaoh Rameses II

• Queen Cleopatra

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The huge statue which guards the pyramids of Giza.

• The statue of Pharaoh Menes

• The Sphinx

• The Colossi of Memnon

• The Temples of Philae

Tutankhamen was just nine years old when he became the king but could only rule for 10 years. He passed away at a very young age of eighteen.

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His tomb is most famous of all becuase it has mostly remained intact with lots of ancient treasure​ buried in it. Several things of gold along with a mask, bows and arrows, sandals, sweet scents, and scarab beetles were found in his tomb.

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​Pharaoh Tutankhamen and his tomb

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The ancient Egyptians identified three seasons based on the flow of the Nile that helped them in agriculture.

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Can you identify these seasons and their meaning?​

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​Seasons of the Nile

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The season of flood is known as _______?

• Akhet

• Shemu

• Peret

Multiple Choice

Shemu is the season of _________?

• Growing crops

• Flooding

• Harvesting

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The season of Peret lasted from______________?

• January to March

• July to October

• April to June

• November to March

Egyptian Crowns and Symbols

The pharaohs also carried various symbols of power and responsibilities along with them.

Symbols

The Egyptian pharaohs wore different crowns that depicted different meanings.

Crowns

Multiple Choice

The crown that was worn during important religious occasions and made of ostrich feather is known as ________?

• Khepresh

• Atef

• Deshret

• Hedjet

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This colour of the crown represented upper Egypt

• white

• red

• blue

• both red and white

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This symbol represented unending life and life after death

• Ankh

• Crook

• Flail

• Udjat

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This symbol represented health, protection and power. It was also worn as a jewellery to ensure health, safety and long life.

• Ankh

• Crook and Flail

• Eye of Horus

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This was the symbol of the pharaoh's power and responsibility

• Eye of Horus

• Crook and Flail

• Ankh

• Leather sandals

Life of Ancient Egyptians

Ancient egyptians loved to wear make-up and jewellery. Both men and women would dress up in linen with makeup and jewellery.

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They used kohl for their black eye make-up and thought that it would help them save their eyes from the harsh glare of the sun.

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For their green eye make-up, they used malachite. They also had special jars to store their makeup. ​

Can you explain the process of mummification?

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Another name for the salt which was used in the process of mummification is

• natron

• ultron

• patron

• nature

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The process of mummification was carried out by

• scribes

• vizier

• priests

• peasants

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Pharaohs were mummified because the Egyptians believed in

• battle after death

• peace in death

• no afterlife

• life after death