Mummies and Pyramids

Egypt is in Africa . The Sahara is the biggest desert is the world! King Menes(MEE-nees) united the two kingdoms . The Duck hieroglyph means: Son . There were over 700 different hieroglyphs! Pharaoh means great house . The gods and goddesses of Egypt were: Ra Sun god,Osiris,Isis,Horus,Bastet,Thoth and Bes . The Sphinx at Giza has the head King Khafre (KAH-fray) .King Tut was a pharaoh who became King when he was nine years old!