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Time Travel Guides: Ancient Egyptians and Thebes

Sarah Ridley

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Travel back in time to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes and find out all about ancient Egyptian life and culture.

Travel back in time to Thebes and find out all about life and culture there. Sail down the River Nile, visit the awe-inspiring pyramids and temple complex at Karnak and Luxor and join in the fun at a festival!

Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, 'best time to visit', 'what to eat' and 'where to stay'. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up.

Contents:

Thebes

Putting Thebes on the Map

Sail Down the Nile

Stop Off at the Pyramids

Where To Stay

Dress Like An Ancient Egyptian

A Quick Guide To Gods and Goddesses

Visit Some Temples

Go To a Festival

Death and Mummies

Watch a Funeral Procession

Tutankhamun

Visit Quick!

Glossary

Further Information

Index

Books in this series:

The Maya and Chichen Itza

Roman Britain and Londinium

The Stone Age and Skara Brae

Viking Britain and Jorvik

Ancient Greece and Athens

The Shang Dynasty and Yin

London and the Victorians

Ancient Egypt and Thebes

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