Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Monday, 23 April 2012
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.)
Sunday, 22 April 2012
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
- Mommies had their brains pulled out through their nose.
- Egyptians invented beer.
- Egyptians really cared about fashion.
- Egyptians wore a lot of gold but pharaohs wore the most.
- Egyptians did not worship all cats. They did worship the goddess Bastet in the form of a cat.
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