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The Nile River. More than 5000 years ago, the waters gave birth to one of the greatest civilizations ever to arise in
the world, Ancient Egypt. Ruled for about 3000 years by kings called Pharaohs, the Egyptians crafted intricate
artwork, built great stone monuments, and developed the world’s first national government. They created the
first basic forms of arithmetic, the 365 day calendar, and a kind of writing called hieroglyphics, leaving behind a
record of their world in words as well as in stones. The ancient Egyptians built great tombs many of which still
stand today. But The Egyptians were not obsessed with death; rather they were so in love with life that they wanted
it to go on forever. Paintings in their tombs tell the story of the God Osiris who was murdered and torn apart by his
brother. His wife, the goddess Isis, gathered the pieces of his body and put them back together, and Osiris rose
from the dead. The Ancient Egyptians believed that because Osiris died and rose again they too could achieve
immortality. Osiris was just one of many Gods that the ancient Egyptians worshiped. The supreme deity was Ah
Man Ra the Sun God. Anubis, the God of the Dead presided over the important work of embalming. The
Egyptians believed in life after death and they tried to preserve the bodies of their dead for use in the next life.
When a wealthy or powerful person died, they carefully embalmed the body and wrapped it in linen bandages to
create a mummy. The mummy went into an elaborate coffin covered with magic spells and the coffin was placed
inside a tomb. Into the tomb went anything that the deceased would need when his soul returned to his body, like
beautiful furniture, jewelry, or even a massive boat that a Pharaoh could sail on the Nile eternally. The Great
Pyramids of Giza were constructed to house the tombs of three powerful pharaohs who reigned from about 2550
to 2470 BC. Without the help of modern technology, workers piled up over 6 million limestone and granite
blocks, some weighing more than 40 tons. A new block was put in place every two minutes and the entire project
was completed in just 80 years. Each worker labored to ensure immortality for the pharaoh and each achieved his
own kind of immortality in the monuments that remain today.
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The _N______ River. More than 5000 years ago, the waters gave birth to one of the greatest civilizations ever to
arise in the world, A__ __ __ E__ __ ___. Ruled for about 3000 years by kings called P_________, the
Egyptians crafted intricate a________, built great stone monuments, and developed the world’s first
N_____________ G______________. They created the first basic forms of A___________, the 365 day calendar,
and a kind of writing called H_______________, leaving behind a record of their world in W__________ as well
as in S__________. The ancient Egyptians built great T_________, many of which still stand today. But The
Egyptians were not obsessed with death; rather they were so in love with L_________ that they wanted it to go on
forever. P_____________ in their tombs tell the story of the God Osiris who was murdered and torn apart by his
brother. His wife, the goddess Isis, gathered the pieces of his body and put them back together, and Osiris
R________ F________ the D_________. The Ancient Egyptians believed that because Osiris died and rose again
they too could achieve immortality. Osiris was just one of many G_______ that the ancient Egyptians worshiped.
The supreme deity was Ah Man Ra, the Sun God. Anubis, the God of the Dead presided over the important work
of E____________. The Egyptians believed in life after death and they tried to P_____________ the bodies of
their dead for use in the next life. When a wealthy or powerful person died, they carefully embalmed the body and
wrapped it in L_________ B__________ to create a M__________. The mummy went into an elaborate coffin
covered with M____________ S_________ and the coffin was placed inside a T_________. Into the tomb went
anything that the deceased would need when his soul returned to his body, like beautiful furniture, J__________, or
even a massive B________ that a Pharaoh could sail on the Nile eternally. The G__________ P__________ of
G_________ were constructed to house the tombs of T________ powerful Pharaohs who reigned from about 2550
to 2470 BC. Without the help of M___________ T_____________, workers piled up over 6 million
L____________ and G______________ blocks, some weighing more than 40 tons. A new block was put in place
every T______ M____________ and the entire project was completed in just 80 years. Each worker labored to
ensure I_______________ for the pharaoh and each achieved his own kind of immortality in the monuments that
remain today.
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