Egyptians Knowledge Organiser Y4 Term Autumn 1 TIMELINE

Knowledge is power! 10 ‘red hot’ facts about VOCABULARY Egypt. A type of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians that 1. Egypt is in the North Eastern region of the continent, Africa. Hieroglyphics used a combination of pictures and symbols. Egypt is a country in the continent of Africa linking 2. 90% of Egypt is desert (a barren area where there is little precipitation) Egypt northeast Africa with the Middle East. The River Nile is about 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in 3. Egypt was founded on the flooded banks of the River Nile as the land The River length and is the longest river in Africa and in the was fertile enough to grow crops and live off. Nile world. 4. Egypt was originally divided into two regions: Lower Egypt and Upper Mummificatio The process of specially preserving a dead body using Egypt. In approximately 3000BC, King Menes united both regions. n embalming so that it won't rot.

5. Famous Egyptian pharos include: Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut, Rameses The supreme ruler of all of Ancient Egypt. He or she Pharaoh II, Khufu and Cleopatra VII. was considered a god. A mythological beast with the body of a lion and the 6. Egypt is approximately four times larger than the UK. Sphinx head of a pharaoh or god. The Egyptians built sphinx statues to guard tombs. A giant tomb built for the pharaohs of Egypt. It was 7. Over 12 million people choose to live in Egypt’s capital city, Cairo. Pyramid made from stone and had four sides that came to a point at the top in a pyramid shape. 8. Tourists visit modern Egypt to enjoy the hot climate, visit the ancient monuments, go to the beach, shop in the cities or to relax in hotels. Where Egyptians believed they would go after death. It was seen as a perfect existence in an ideal version of Afterlife 9. Approximately 90% of Egypt’s population are Muslims who follow the Egypt. The Afterlife was a place of complete bliss, religion Islam. delight and peace. 10. Traditional ancient Egyptian food and drink might have included lentils, Special jars that held the organs of a mummy including flatbreads, figs, dates, honey, fish and beer. Canopic Jars the lungs, intestines, liver, and stomach.