| Description |
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) |
| Series |
DK eyewitness books.
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| Note |
"Discover the Nile valley civilizations--from pharoah's court to the daily lives of workers" |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Egypt before the pharaohs -- On the banks of the Nile -- Famous pharaohs -- The royal court -- Preparing for the tomb -- Everlasting bodies -- Journey to the afterlife -- The great pyramids -- The valley of the kings -- Gods and goddesses -- Magic and medicine -- Priests and temples -- Sacred rituals -- Scribes and scholars -- Writing -- Weapons of war -- Sailing on the Nile -- Buying and selling -- An Egyptian carpenter -- Hunting, fishing, and fowling -- The Egyptians at home -- Food and drink -- Song and dance -- Toys and games -- From fabric to finery -- All that glitters -- Adorning the body -- Animals of the Nile valley -- Egypt after the pharaohs -- Did you know? -- The pharaohs. |
| Summary |
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! A detailed look at life in Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites of the priests, to the world of the workers in the fields. Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewelry from the royal palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian nobles lived. Find out how they prepared for the afterlife and what food, clothes, weapons, and even toys ordinary people enjoyed. See the mummies of priests and kings, fruit that is more than 3,000 years old, the treasures of the pharaohs and the weapons of an Egyptian soldier. Learn why even cats and dogs were mummified, why the pharaohs were buried with boats and statues, why brave Egyptian soldiers had medals in the shape of flies and how the doctors of Egypt healed the sick. Discover what was inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, how Tutankhamun's tomb was found, what games Egyptian children played, what went on in the temples of Ancient Egypt and how hieroglyphics were deciphered. And much, much more! |
| Audience |
1090L Lexile |
| Note |
1090L Lexile |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.
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Egypt -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Title |
Eyewitness ancient Egypt |
| ISBN |
9780756637651 |
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0756637651 |
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