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Cleopatra VII

1. Cleopatra was born on 69 B.C and died on August 12, 30 B.C age of 39. Suicide herself with egyptian cobra, last pharaoh of Egypt, Egypt became part of Rome.

2. Historians said that cleopatra VII wasn't pretty at all because she had hooked nose and she definitely looked like a man.

3. How did cleopatra VII became the pharaoh: She met Julius Cesar and told him to kill her brother so she can be a pharaoh

4. Cleopatra VII- family tree

















5. Cleopatra married to: Her younger brother, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony





















6. Cleopatra believed that she was daughter of Egyptian goddess Isis, and a bite of asp, would take her to the god. Asp= Egyptian cobra

7. Cleopatra was so smart because she mastered 9 different languages

8. She wasn't Egyptian, she was from Greek.

 9. Cleopatra had a childhood friend called Mardian and she and her were friends until Cleopatra suicide herself.

Timeline of Pyramids

Stepped pyramid of Djoser was built by Pharaoh Djoser on Circa 2630 B.C in Saqqara. It is 204 feet high which is 62 meters. The Steppe Pyramid is covering about 40 acres, the size of a large town.

Maidum Pyramid was built by Pharaoh Snerfu, on Circa 2600 B.C. in Maidum. It is 306 feet high which is about 92 meters. At first, it had to be 7 steps but as the workers reached 3-4 steps, he changed his mind to build 8 steps pyramid.

Bent Pyramid was built by Pharaoh Snerfu too on Circa 2600 B.C. in Dashur. It is about 344 feet high which is 105 meters. The cult of Snerfu was centered at the Bent Pyramid, even though he was never buried there.

Red Pyramid was also built by Pharaoh Snerfu, on Circa 2550 B.C. in Giza. It is 481 feet high which is 147 meters. It's smooth sided pyramid like bent pyramid.

Great Pyramid was built by Pharaoh Khufu on Circa 2550 B.C. Giza. It is 471 feet high which is 144 meters. It is the largest pyramid ever built. This pyramid it also includes quite few small pyramids.

Pyramid of Khafre is built by Pharaoh Khafre on Circa 2520 B.C. in Giza. It is 471 feet high which is 144 meters. Pharaoh Khafre also built a statue called Sphinx so the pyramid can be safe. It was also knew that Napoleon broke Sphinx's nose in 18th century, but Arab historian reported that it had disappeared in his time.

Pyramid of Menkaure was built by Pharaoh Menkaure on Circa 12490 B.C. in Giza. It is 213 feet high which is 65 meters. He used more difficult stone to work with and walls made out of limestone. He died unexpectedly, and his work on his pyramid complex was abandoned.

Farmers and Pharaoh

FARMER

Most of the people lived in ancient Egypt were farmers. Sometimes, they kept animals such as cattle, goats, ducks, cows and geese. They also grew crops such as wheat, barley, vegetables, figs, melons, pomegranates and vines.

Farmers lived in a house made out of mud bricks. They cooked food in small ovens fueled by burning dried cattle dung. Men worked with shaduf (also spelled as shadoof)  which brought water from a river in the fields and women baked breads, beer, spinned thread and weaved it into various items.
During the flood months, they usually worked for government such as working on building Pyramids and temples. Every harvesting time, they celebrated for harvesting month and also made offerings to the god of harvest which was Amun.
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SOLDIER

Soldiers had training of war everyday. Most soldiers wore a simple kit like most ordinary Egyptians. They carried a spear or a sword often with a long hide shield. They didn't have house, they just lived in a hole on the ground or rubbish bin so they can always be ready for a fight (war). They mostly did huge and hard job, such as going out to war (protecting palace, pharaoh and their country) and there was easy job, such as keeping slaves in order. Most of the soldiers didn't have wife or his own family. Who want's to live with a man who's living in a hole or a RUBBISH BIN? ( click the white box next to it)

Geography

Location- about 997,740 sq. km
Capital City- Cairo
Major river- Nile river that divides Egypt in half
Deserts- Libyan, Nubian, and Easter
Topography- The highest lands are in the south of Egypt, towards the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the mountains reach over 2600 meters.
Climate- it's very dried and almost no rainfall in Egypt. They use Nile River for water and floods begin in June and end in October. Without Nile river, there won't be a county called Egypt.

When we think of geography of Egypt, we think of Nile river first so I will start with Nile. The black land was the bank of the Nile. People from Ancient Egypt called the bank of the Nile black land because the land there was god for growing crops.

The red land was the desert that protected Egypt on two sides. These deserts kept safe from neighboring countries and enemies. The red land also provided metals and precious stones such as jewels. The red lands are; Libyan, Nubian and Eastern.

Useful Sites

http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/egindex.htm http://egypt.mrdonn.org http://www.kingtutone.com/kids/ http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html http://mrkash.com/ancient.htm http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/253-ancient-egypt.html

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