TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rees,Rosemary
TI  - The ancient Egyptians
T2  - Understanding people in the past
SN  - 1403487464
AV  - DT61 .R4 2006
U1  - JN 932 .R328 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - Heinemann Library
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Civilization
KW  - To 332 B.C
KW  - Juvenile literature
N1  - 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; IG 780; Lexile; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 5.4; 1.0; 53113; Reading Counts RC; 3-5; 5.5; 4; Quiz: 22346
N2  - 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
ER  -