Ancient Egypt
Researched by Jack C. 2003-04	RESEARCH REPORT  MY INTERVIEW  BIBLIOGRAPHY  ABOUT THE AUTHOR  DEDICATION  WHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC  SELF-EVALUATION  THANK YOU

Ancient Egypt lasted for over 4000 years. The remains of ancient Egypt are scattered around the Nile. The Ancient Egyptians were one of the most advanced people of their time. They believed mostly in their pharaohs to guide them.

Archeologists study ancient civilizations. An archeologist’s average salary is $45,000 ? $65,000. They work around ancient sites. To be an archeologist you need a master’s degree in college and have to learn many foreign languages.

The Ancient Egyptians are mostly known because of their gods and goddesses.
Ra, god of the kingdom, was the most important god. Ra was eventually combined with Amon (who was mostly worshiped in Thebes) to create Amon-Re, god of the heavens and earth. Horus, god of the pharaohs, and son of Osiris, got revenge when Seth, god of death, killed Osiris because of jealousy.

The Ancient Egyptians were one of the best architects of their time. Without their amazing architecture there would be no pyramids, no tombs, and no kingdom of Egypt. The Egyptians best creation was the great sphinx, which is a lion with a human head. The architects used tools made of only stone and wood.

Farming was usually done for the royal family. The farmers used sickles made of wood and bull teeth to cut down their crops.

To make their wine they picked grapes and smashed them with their feet.
Beer was one of the main drinks in ancient Egypt. Roots were crushed and drained.

Fish were a popular food in Ancient Egypt. To catch big game fish the Egyptians used harpoons. To catch littler fish the use fishing nets or hooks.

Ancient Egypt was very productive with agriculture for where it was in the desert. The reason was the Nile River. Every spring the Nile would flood and leave behind rich soil where they planted their crops. There were many crops of corn and wheat. There were also gardens of berries. It was a very relaxing life in Ancient Egypt for those who were rich.

The ancient Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods. So, if something good happened they would all thank their Pharaoh for doing it.
The most well known war pharaoh was Ramees. There was one thing he lied to the people about. He said that he was the one who won the battle against the Hittites.

The Egyptian’s warfare was amazing. They won almost every battle. 
The chariot archers and archers were trained in an archery range.
The Calvary was trained in a war academy. They used swords, spears, bows and arrows, axes, daggers.

There were many types of axes, swords, and arrowheads. The types of axes were; Silver shafted axe, battle-axe and the ceremonial axe. The types of swords were a short sword and a long sword. There were flint and bronze arrowheads.
 

Who I Interviewed And What I Learned I interviewed Montgomery Walker; on January 15, 2004 at 4:00 pm. Monty is a history and geography professor. I think Monty was a good person to interview because he was very familiar with Ancient Egypt. He has been involved with Ancient Egypt for 10-15 years. He is involved now with Ancient Egypt by teaching classes about it.  Monty also told me he is interested in Ancient Egypt because he enjoys learning how people lived 4000 years ago. He also told that the good aspects for studying Ancient Egypt are you get to see things done differently. He thinks that the artifacts from Ancient Egypt will survive for a century.  He also told me how the Romans decoded hieroglyphics. A worker tripped over the Rosetta stone. The Rosetta stone had Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman writing on it. Scholars could already read Ancient Greek and Roman. They soon figured out that all 3 languages said the same thing, so they looked at the hieroglyphics and translated them.  Monty enjoys conducting classes as a professor. I would like to thank him for taking time for my interview.

Bibliography “Ancient Egypt”. The World Book Encyclopedia.2001. CD-ROM   “Ancient Egypt”. Encarta EncyclopediaDeluxe.2001. CD-ROM. Microsoft Corporation  “Mysteries of Egypt.” December 9, 2003. www.ajkids.com “Ancient Egypt.” January 13, 2004.www.gridclub.com Lesko, Leorard “Egypt Ancient” World Book Encyclopedia. 1999. Walker, Montgomery. Personal interview. January 2004

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