Book

Ancient Egypt / written by George Hart.

Hart, George, 1945-2021 (Author).

Summary:

A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.

Record details

ISBN: 0789457849
ISBN: 9780789457844
Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm.
Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley, [2000]
Copyright: ©2000

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Egypt before the pharaohs -- On the banks of the Nile -- Famous pharaohs -- Royal court -- Preparing for the tomb -- Everlasting bodies -- Journey to the afterlife -- Great pyramids -- 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 -- 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 afther the pharaohs.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photographs by Peter Hayman.
Target Audience Note:	1090L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 8 1 17203.