The ancient Egyptians /

By: Rees, Rosemary, 1942-Material type: TextTextSeries: Understanding people in the pastPublication details: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2006Edition: Rev. and updated [ed.]Description: 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1403487464; 9780431078052; 9781403487469; 1403487529; 9781403487520; 0431077894; 9780431077895; 1588103145; 9781588103147Subject(s): Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. -- Juvenile literature | Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.CDDC classification: JN 932 .R328 LOC classification: DT61 | .R4 2006
Contents:
Who were the Egyptians? -- Gift of the Nile -- How do we know about the Egyptians? -- Looking after Egypt?s past -- Pictures and picture writing -- Pharaoh Kings of Egypt -- Pharaohs and the Gods -- Pyramid-builders -- Death and life after death -- Mummies and medicines -- Temples and their Gods -- How was Egypt governed? -- What did the Egyptians wear? -- Egyptian village -- What were Egyptians? homes like? -- Family life -- Hunting and boating, feasts and fun -- Cooking and eating -- Farming year -- Crafts and craftsworkers -- Trade and trade routes -- Travel and transportation -- Old Kingdom -- Middle Kingdom -- New Kingdom -- Akhnaton -- Last days of empire -- Foreign rule -- Time line.
Summary: Shows how people lived in ancient Egypt by describing their social, economic, political, and cultural life, and explains how their values and attitudes have helped shape our world.
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Previously published: Crystal Lake : Heinemann Library, c1997.

Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.

Who were the Egyptians? -- Gift of the Nile -- How do we know about the Egyptians? -- Looking after Egypt?s past -- Pictures and picture writing -- Pharaoh Kings of Egypt -- Pharaohs and the Gods -- Pyramid-builders -- Death and life after death -- Mummies and medicines -- Temples and their Gods -- How was Egypt governed? -- What did the Egyptians wear? -- Egyptian village -- What were Egyptians? homes like? -- Family life -- Hunting and boating, feasts and fun -- Cooking and eating -- Farming year -- Crafts and craftsworkers -- Trade and trade routes -- Travel and transportation -- Old Kingdom -- Middle Kingdom -- New Kingdom -- Akhnaton -- Last days of empire -- Foreign rule -- Time line.

Shows how people lived in ancient Egypt by describing their social, economic, political, and cultural life, and explains how their values and attitudes have helped shape our world.

IG 780 Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 1.0 53113.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.5 4 Quiz: 22346.