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  \nsueidАбз ,иариу  \nаиег \"шецбид  \n\n| [isu9sZ   | s09]99   | 888ZOSL0826   |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  | 0   |  |  |\n|  | 9-e   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  | b   |  |  |\n|  | -2016   | 38.99   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| C9   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| 0   |  |  |  |\n| 5   | PE   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| 617   | TE   |  |  |\n| 06   | RS   | 932   | BAS   |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\nLibraries NI  \nJane Bingham  \nWAYLAND  \nPicture acknowledgements:  \nFirst publishedin 2015 by Wayland  \nThe author and publisher would like to thank thefollowing agencies and people for allowing thesepictures to be reproduced:  \nCopyright ◎ Wayland 2015  \nCover (top left)Morgan Rauscher/Shutterstock;(top right)Jose lgnacio Soto/Shutterstock;(bottom left)Nico Traut/Shutterstock;(bottomright)piotrwzk/Shutterstock;p.1(left)PiusLee/Shutterstock;(right)Ashwin KharidehalAbhirama/Dreamstime;p.3 Patryk Kosminder/Shutterstock;p.4 Pius 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Wikimedia;p.22 Wikimedia;p.23(top)Icon72/Dreamstime;(bottom)Wikimedia;p.24 Wikimedia;p.25(top)Wikimedia;(bottom)Netfalls-Reemy Musser/Shutterstock;p.26 PRILL/Shutterstock;p.27(top)Wikimedia;(bottom)Fedor Selivanov/Shutterstock;p.28(top)Nickolay Vinokurov/Shutterstock;(bottom)Christian Musat/Shutterstock;p.29(top)leoks/Shutterstock;(middle)Fedor Selivanov/Shutterstock;(bottom)mountainpix/Fedor Selivanov/Shutterstock;p.31Wikimedia.  \nFirst published in 2014 by Wayland  \nWayland is an imprint of  \nHachette Children's Group  \nPart of Hodder &Stoughton  \nCarmelite House  \n50 Victoria Embankment,London EC4Y ODZ  \nPrinted in China  \nAn Hachette UK company  \nThe website addresses (URLs)included in this book werevalid at the time of going to press.However,because of thenature of the Internet,it is possible that some addressesmay have changed,or sites may have changed or closeddown since publication.While the author and publisherregret any inconvenience this may cause to the readers,no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted byeither the author or the publisher.  \nwww.hachette.co.uk  \nwww.hachettechildrens.co.uk  \n正惚II9S:   K  \nContents  \nWho were the ancient Egyptians?Early kingdomsA mighty power  \n4  \n6  \n08O  \nThe Egyptian world10Religion and beliefs12Everyday life14A day in a temple school16Feasting and fun18Play the game of senet20Pyramids and temples22Medicine,science and magic24Art,music and writing26  \nFacts and figures28  \nGlossary30  \nFurther reading and websites31  \nindex32  \nyears ago.The pyramids were tombs for pharaohs.The Sphinx has a lion'sbody and a pharaoh's head.  \n# 嘿肌9S:P\n\nLife after death  \nThe Egyptians believed in life after death.They thought that people would need theirbodies in the next world,so they preservedthem as mummies.The dead were alsoburied with their possessions.Mummiesof pharaohs were placed in golden coffinssurrounded by their treasures.Less wealthypeople had painted wooden coffins and wereThese 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