What Owen learned about Ancient Egypt

Owen’s Dictation about what he learned – Ancient Egypt

January 8, 2013

The Nile River. They made canals to water their crops all year. They hunt geese. When somebody died they take out their hearts. They bury Pharaohs in pyramids. IF the feather weighs more than your heart you would be eaten up by an alligator, lion, hippo thing. They use big big blocks to make pyramids and it takes 9 people to move one block. King Tut was found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. They played music, dance, swam and fight for fun. They kill hippos. They fight each other on boats as a game. They could never move the boundary stone; its how they paid the taxes on their lands. They had to be careful of alligators and cobras on the Nile River. Sometimes people got beat up if they didn’t bring home enough geese. They get honey from bees and sometimes got chased by bees. They had parties with lots of food. At the temple the priest would take a bath before ceremonies. They had different gods in Egypt’s. Egyptians writings are called hieroglyphs. They wrote on papyrus. Inside the pyramids were: mummies, furniture, gold jewelry, and food, anything they wanted in the next world. 

Owen's drawing of King Tut - January 8, 2013