PPT-Pyramids & Tombs

of Ancient Egypt By Some Egyptian Guy Pyramids amp Tombs The earliest burials took place in the deserts Bodies were buried in pits directly in the desert sands As time went on though the wealthy and powerful upper classes wanted to be buried in places that suited their level in society. a . scientific . endeavor of the. College of Archaeology, Trinity Southwest University. under the auspices of the. Department of Antiquities, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. PPT:. Taking the Measure of Tall el-Hammam. Mummies. Once a person was mummified they would be placed into. a coffin (or several coffins). The Death Rituals . practised. by the Ancient Egyptians included embalming and mummification (which are detailed on other pages). After 70 days, following the death of a person, an elaborate funeral procession headed towards the designated tomb of the deceased. The mummies of dead Egyptians were placed in a sarcophagus which was decorated with a likeness of the deceased and these were interred in tombs.. Skyler Ray . Josiah Pope. The Nile River . (civilization begins around 7,000 years ago). Longest river in the world. Floods annually (July) . . 1.good for irrigation. . 2.receding flood waters leaves behind mineral deposits for fertile soil.. Golconda, a ruined fort of Southern India and capital of medieval Golconda Sultanate (c.1518–1687), is situated 11 km west of Hyderabad. The region is universally famous for the mines that have produced the world's most famous and coveted gems, including the Hope Diamond, The Eye of the Idol (aka the . Ancient Egypt civilization lasted over 3000 years. . Egyptian monuments have been around so long. that their monuments were ancient even in Greek . and Roman times…. but one key question has . always loomed: how were the pyramids built?. Number your paper 1-7. You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide. 1.. . What geographic landform was Lower Egypt located in?. A. Fertile Crescent. B. Sahara Desert. C. Nubia. D. Nile Delta. 2. Like Mesopotamians, Egyptians were?. Chronology of pyramids. Old Kingdom Egyptians . began to build pyramids to house their dead pharaohs . There are still 35 pyramids standing near the Nile, and 138 pyramid sites have been discovered. Chronology of pyramids . TUTANKHAMUN. Contents. Who was . Tutankhamun. ?. Why is . Tutankhamun. the most famous of all the pharaohs?. What is an ancient Egyptian tomb?. What is . Tutankhamum’s. Death Mask?. Why did the Ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids. “The Old Kingdom”. Essential Question(s):. What does the engineering of the pyramids tell us about Egyptian society? . How . did religion shape Egyptian society? . I. Rule by Pharaohs. Egypt’s political system was based on the belief that the . By Claire & Sulin.. Main facts. For over 3800 years The Great Pyramid Of Giza was the tallest man made structure in the world.. Egyptian Kingdoms. Egypt used to be two separate kingdoms, Lower Egypt & Upper Egypt. That all changed when the first Pharaoh, Narmer, united both kingdoms into one Egypt. That’s why the Pharaoh’s crown is red and white, to represent both Upper & Lower Egypt.. Population pyramids are used by demographers as a tool for understanding the make-up of a given population, whether a city, country, region, or the world. . A Population Pyramid is a graph that . shows the age-sex distribution of a given population. Matthew 23:1-3 ESV. (1) Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, (2) "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, (3) so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice.. . Egypt’s pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the world.. They were built nearly 5000 years ago.. These ancient tombs are among the world’s largest structures. The biggest is taller than a .