Egypt Ship Made from Recycled Stuff

I made an Egyptian ship with water bottles for floats, pizza box for base, milk carton for the cabin, tin foil roll for the mast and a shiny balloon for the sail.  I drew some things on the base such as a jackal, stone blocks, a cat and scarab beetles.  These men are travelling down the Nile to Cairo to deliver goods for building the pyramids.

Egyptian army training course

The ancient Egyptians had to train because they had to defend their homeland and conquer enemies. They fought in chariots and they had bow & arrows. They used swords once they got out of the chariot.  They also used their hands and feet to kick and punch...opps that could be ninjas.

Ancient Egyptian Ankh

Historians believe that the Ankh was a symbol of life.

Egypt

The Egyptians had to do drills every day and practice so that if their enemy came they would be ready for an attack.  These are Playmobil Egyptians.

Battle of Actium - Romans in Greece w/ Antony & Cleopatra

These are my Egyptians books and games...

• Egyptians - Stephanie Turnbull (This book tells you a lot about Egyptians)
• Who Built the Pyramids - Jane Chisholm & Struan Reid
• How the Sphinx got to the Museum - Jessie Hartland
• Mummies in the Morning - Mary Pope Osborne (fiction)
• Insiders Egypt - Joyce Tyldesley (This is my favourite.  It is gruesome.)
• Ancient Egypt sticker book - The British Museum

• Tutan loot'em - Orchard Toys
• Lego Pharaoh's Quest (Unfortunately this lego is discontinued but you can find some on Amazon.  All sets sold separately.)
• Playmobile Egypt (I have: Egyptian Chariot, Two Robbers with Camel and Pharaoh's Temple. For my 6th birthday I'm hoping to get the Playmobile Pyramid.)

Guarding the Pharaoh's Temple

This is Anubis made from lego

Who Were the Gods and Goddesses?

• There was a sun god called Re who was the most important god.
• Anubis was a god that had the head of a jackal (wolf).  He was a god of cemetaries and mummies.
• Isis was a goddess healer and magician. 
• Osiris was a god of the dead and afterlife.
• Horus ...
• Hathor was the goddess of mothers and daughter of Re.  Sometimes she is a mother and sometimes seen as a cow.
• Thoth was writer of the gods.  Sometimes looked like a baboon.
• Seth was a naughty god.
• Amen was a god of new Egypt. 
• Bastet was worshipped as a cat.

Facts I've Learnt About Ancient Egypt

1. Mommies had their brains pulled out through their nose.
2. Egyptians invented beer.
3. Egyptians really cared about fashion.
4. Egyptians wore a lot of gold but pharaohs wore the most.
5. Egyptians did not worship all cats.  They did worship the goddess Bastet in the form of a cat.