Facts you should know about Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians loved board games

Egyptians often relaxed by playing board games. Several different games were played, including “Mehen” and “Dogs and Jackals,” but perhaps the most popular was a game of chance known as “Senet.” This pastime dates back as far as 3500 B.C. and was played on a long board painted with 30 squares.

The pyramids were not built by slaves

The massive tombs were built not by slaves but by paid laborers. These ancient construction workers were a mix of skilled artisans and temporary hands, and some appear to have taken great pride in their craft.

Egyptians kept many animals as pets

The Egyptians saw animals as incarnations of the gods and were one of the first civilizations to keep household pets. Egyptians were particularly fond of cats, which were associated with the goddess Bastet, but they also had a reverence for hawks, ibises, dogs, lions and baboons.

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Luxor's Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings

Luxor's Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings Famed for the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple, the town of Luxor has an amount of tourist attractions. It was the power base of the New Kingdom pharaohs, and home to more sights. After around 1500 B.C. the Pharaohs no longer built great pyramids in which to be buried. Instead, most of them were buried in tombs in the Valley of the Kings. There are over 60 tombs in the Valley of the Kings. They vary from small tombs that are little more than a large hole in the ground to very large tombs with over 100 underground chambers. The first Pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the Kings was Tuthmosis I. Over the next 500 years many more Pharaohs were buried here. Historians and archaeologists have been fascinated through the colorful wall art of the tombs and the colossal columns in the temples. You cannot miss this experience.

Pyramids of Giza

Pyramids of Giza One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Pyramids of Giza are easily recognized by all people. The pyramids having awed travelers down through the ages are tombs of some Pharaohs. These Pyramids are the tombs of the Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus are guarded by the enigmatic Sphinx. They are usually top of most visitor's lists of tourist attractions to see in Egypt. Pyramids were constructed throughout Ancient Egyptian history as a means for Pharaohs to display their power. Upon the death of a Pharaoh, his body was mummified and entombed, sometimes in a pyramid or in an adjacent tomb, along with valuable possessions and often times even mummified servants and pets for use in the afterlife. It was believed that a Pharaoh was a semi-divine being who ruled on Earth during life and then passed into an afterlife amongst the gods

Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel Abu Simbel is something special. This is Ramses II's great temple, adorned with colossal statuary standing guard outside. In ancient times the area was at the southern frontier of pharaonic Egypt, facing Nubia. The four colossal statues of Ramses in front of the main temple are spectacular examples of ancient Egyptian art. By means of a complex engineering feat in the 1960s, the temples were salvaged from the rising waters of the Nile River caused by erection of the Aswan High Dam. Ramses II is remembered for his bravery and effective leadership over the Egyptian army.

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