Ancient Egypt (Eyewitness Books, No 23)
by George Hart Author
(From Amazon): Full-color photos. From the splendor of the pharaoh's court to the everydaylife of ordinary people, the great civilization of the Nile valley is revealedin page after page of dramatic photos of the objects they left behind: human and animal mummies, reed brushes, children's pull-toys, and more."Stunning."--School Library Journal.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0-679-90742-4
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 29
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 8th
- Geographical Setting
- Egypt - African Continent
- Historical Setting
- 3100 BC - 30 BC
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Copyright
- 1990
Chapters
- 1 Egypt before the Pharaohs
- 2 On the banks of the Nile
- 3 Famous Pharaohs
- 4 The Royal Court
- 5 Preparing for the tomb
- 6 Everlasting bodies
- 7 Journey to the afterlife
- 8 The great pyramids
- 9 The Valley of the Kings
- 10 Gods and goddesses
- 11 Magic and Medicine
- 12 Priests and Temples
- 13 Sacred Rituals
- 14 Scribes and scholars
- 15 Writing
- 16 Weapons of War
- 17 Sailing on the Nile
- 18 Buying and Selling
- 19 An Egyptian carpenter
- 20 Hunting, fishing, and fowling
- 21 The Egyptians at home
- 22 Food and drink
- 23 Song and Dance
- 24 Toys and Games
- 25 From fabric to finery
- 26 All that glitters
- 27 Adorning the body
- 28 Animals of the Nile valley
- 29 Egypt after the pharaohs
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