Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Today in class we watched a video.
  • In 802 A.D the youngest son of Harun Al Ashid set camp at the base of the Pyramid of Kias.
  • He came with hundreds of stone masons, engineers and architects.  
  • Scribes said all of this lied behind the stone plates of the Great Pyramid.
  • Lifting the stone provides a secret passage to the grave.
  • He hacked a tunnel through the pyramid but found nothing.
  • His quest was to find the pharaohs treasure
The second video was about mummification. All organs were removed. Body was covered with salt for about 40 days. Oils were rubbed on the body. The mummy was placed on a wooden board. A pouch was placed on the test. A cloth was wrapped around the mummy.

  • Ancient Egypt lasted from 3000 B.C. to 332 B.C. 
  • Nile shaped world view for Egypt
  • Nile- one of the safest and richest agriculture areas in the world at that time
  • planting was very easy
  • Egyptian communities existed ONLY along the Nile

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