Pyramids

Walt: write an information report.

The Egyptians built the Pyramids because when the Pharaohs died they would place the body into the pyramids. It was the final resting place for the Pharaoh. The Egyptians would also leave precious things for him like gold, jewellery and much more.

The embalmers (people who looked after the dead corps) would wash the body. Then after that the embalmers would take out all the insides and put them into four special jars. Afterwards, the embalmers would put sacks of salt around the corps and dry out the body. Then finally wrapped the mummy with bandages. These mummies were places in the pyramids as the final resting place.

It is believed that it took about 20/30 years for the slaves of Egypt to build the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Great pyramid is located on the Giza plateau. It is roughly, 21 km south west of Cairo and on the west bank of the Nile River.

Popplet on Egypt

Thoth

Thoth is an ancient Egyptian Myth. There were eight characters in the story and they are, Shu the son of the sun god, Ra the king of Egypt, his daughter Nut, Geb another god , Thoth is the god of the moon, time and measure. Osiris and Isis, were also gods.

Nut fell in love with Geb and Shu was very jealous so he turned Nut into the sky and Geb into the earth. Then he cursed Nut so she couldn’t have children. Thoth, took pity of the  couple. So he challenged the gods to a game of dice and he won. For his prize he wanted the gods to give him five days to Nut because the five days didn’t belong to any month. They didn't belong with Shu’s curse. So Thoth was able to make five kids, and a few of the children were Osiris and Isis.

I now know that the ancient egyptians added five days to the calendar and how to pronounce the gods names.