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Ancient Egypt
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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 wit...
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.
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- Creator
- consulting editor, George Hart
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Alexandria, Va.] : Time-Life Books, 1995
- Physical Details
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- 64 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm
- ISBNs
- 0783547633, 9780783547633
- OCLC
- ocm32311996
- Includes index.
- An ancient world: The black and the red -- Power of the pharaohs -- The god-kings -- Social order -- People's gods -- Serving the gods -- The world beyond: Preparing for the afterlife -- Mummies in the making -- Journey to Osiris -- Set in stone -- Building a pyramid -- The Valley of the Kings -- Great temples -- Living in the past: A river of three seasons -- Working the land -- Family life -- Dressing up -- Writing and education -- Healing and magic -- Making things -- Artists at work -- Feasts and festivals -- Foreign affairs: Trade and tribute -- Defending the kingdom -- Collapse of an empire -- Discovering ancient Egypt
Subjects
- Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.
- Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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