Egypt

=What are costumes and religious beliefs of ancient people who lived in Egypt?= **In Egypt "There was no single school of __religious__ thought, and people were free to worship whatever blend of deities they chose."(Ancient Egypt). In Egypt they had __different__ sorts of worlds but they __believed__ that only the pharaohs could pass on to another world when they died. Later on there became a new world which their religion beliefs changed and all people could go to a different world once they died. They also __believed__ in many __different__ kind of gods. Osiris, Isis, and Hathor were exclusively cared for by the pharaoh. The people of Egypt always had __differnt__ things that represented __different__ sorts of things. Like the hair ornet in the shape of a fish is known to protect a young girl from __drowning__. The color green was a reminder of birth and death. And the lotus pattern used to __decorated__ bowls was a sign of death and rebirth. They also __believed__ in many __different__ gods a couple are Osiris, Isis, and Horus. (Snape and Tilsey).** =What are some general things about the famous King Tut?= =What are the basic home life things for ancient Egypt?=
 * They found his tomb in November of the year 1922. This was __descovered__ by a water boy and he told Howard Cater. King Tut had a very good reign while he was king he ruled for 9 years. Then he died and there are a couple __different theories__ on how he died or got killed.The kings of this time had 3 differnt stages of life or death. The 3 things were Ba, Ka, and Akh. Ka was __simply__ the life force that needed all earthly means such as food, water, and others. Ba could leave the tomb when he died and travel the earth during the day time. Akh was the eternal spirit. That happened when Ba and Ka came together. __(Jonesll).__**
 * __Their__ dress consisted of regular clothes and also their __costumes__ and jewlery. White linen ws the main use of clothing and wool was very common too. Most of the time they were barefoot but they wore sandals. Also their __jewelry__ they wore were amulets. The typical house had a small c__ourt__ facing the street, a few rooms, and had high windows in the back of the house. Their homes had kitchens with the basic utensils. They used the day light to light their houses and at night time they would use lamps. They had a variety of __differnt__ foods and most of them were __things__ that they would grow. __Their__ staple food was bread. Barley and Emmer wheat were their __most__ __common__ crops. __There__ main beverages were wine and beer. They grew all sorts of things such as figs, grapes, plums, watermelon, beets, sweet onions, radishes, turnips, c__hick__ peas, lettuce, and others. They had a __different__ variety of meat as well they had fish, fowl, beef, mutton, and pork. They did not have much for animals in their homes the most common were dogs and cats. If you were a king you could possibly have a monkey. They also did __a lot__ of __different__ fun activities. They liked to eat, drink, play and listen to music, dance, and sing.(Teachers Guide).**

=What is Egypt land like?= "**E__gypt__ was called the country of the 'Back Land'"(Ancient Egypt). Upper Egypt consisted of 4 topographic z__ones__; the Nile, the flood plain, the low dessert, and the high dessert. Lower Egypt had the Nil__e's__ river delta. The Nile River allowed people to live in Egypt and settle there. The climate is pretty nice all year and there is sunshine all year round. There are cool winters and dry hot summers. 90 to 100 degrees during the summer and 50 to 60 degrees during the winter.(Teachers Guide).**

Jonesll. "Discovery of the Tutankahums tomb." __History Magazine.__ Feb. & March 2008. Snape, Steven, and Tilsey, Joyce. "Ancient Egypt." __Focus.__ Nov. 1995. "Teachers guide." __Life in Ancient Egypt.__ 1990. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 21 May 2009 .