This year we have been thoroughly enjoying our study of the Ancient Worlds through our WinterPromise curriculum.  Welcome to our Ancient Egypt Museum!

We begin with some symbols of royalty in Egypt.  From left to right,  the double crown (symbolic of Upper and Lower Egypt united as one), the staff and the flail (held in the Pharaohs hands), the blue false beard, and the nemes (Pharoah's hair must always be covered.)  You will notice the cobra on both headdresses. The snake was there, they believed, to protect the Pharaoh and remind everyone of his magical powers.

Now we will introduce you to some of the ancient rulers. You will notice that they are pictured with stern faces, for that was the tradition in Ancient Egypt.

 First, a ruler of both Upper and Lower Egypt who wears the Red and White Crown of the United Kingdom.  (Notice the red glowing eyes of the cobra!)

Next, the Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut.  She ruled as a Pharoah, and dressed the part, even down to the nemes and artificial beard traditionally worn by the male pharaohs.

Third,  we introduce you to King Tut.  He was a lesser ruler in the Kingdom of Egypt, but is famous in modern times because his tomb was found intact with amazing amounts of treasure.  His burial grounds had not been plundered by tomb robbers.

Next, we have a mummy.  (Ds age 4 was amazingly still during the mummification process.  Thankfully, single ply tp is fairly easy to breathe through.) Notice the staff and flail in his hands.

Here are some re-creations of Egyptian royalty with paper dolls.  Note the double crown.

This is a model of the Temple of Karnak.

Written in hieroglyphics, these are cartouches of the famous royalty you viewed earlier.

And finally, no Egyptian museum would be complete without a model of the famous pyramids.

We hope you enjoyed your tour of our Ancient Egyptian Museum!