Egyptian
Pyramids and mummies
Pyramids and mummies
Experts divide Egyptian history into three main periods of time, called the old Kingdom, The middle Kingdom and The New Kingdom .The first coffins were simple wooden boxes. Mummies were put in a nest of two or three humans-shaped coffins, one inside the other. These coffins were often brightly painted.
mummies
1. It is called mummy corpse of a human being or an animal by embalming or natural circumstances , it has remained in acceptable condition long after death. There are regions and places for its extreme dryness, coldness , alkalinity , isolation from the weather or microorganisms cause mummify a corpse rather than to degrade completely, as usually happens in almost any part of the biosphere land .
Sphinx
The Great Pyramid
TOMB TREASURE
the tombs of rich Egyptians were filled with everything the dead person might need in the Next World. Kings were buried with amazing treasure, but robbers soon broke into the tombs and stole the treasure, so very little has been found.
THE PYRAMIDS
During the Old and MIDDLE Kingdom, the Egyptians build huge pyramids as tombs for their kings, or pharaohs. There are over 30 pyramids in Egypt, but the most famous ones are at Giza, Where three pharaohs and their chief wives are buried.