Ancient EgyptArchitecture/sports

By Joel Marasa

pyramids-The most famous structure in all of Egypt, are the Pyramids they are still the world’s best architectural achievement-The pyramids can be as tall as 147 metres tall-The first step of building a pyramid is the slaves would chisel a cube out of granite -next they would wait till flood season so the water would wash the granite to the pyramids-next they would haul the cube up a ramp. Then, ropes and levers were used to manoeuvre the huge blocks into position

-there were many accidents at the construction site. There were doctors on the site, but little helped for sprained or broken body parts

Tombs-Before the pyramid, the kings used to be buried inside of tombs-The tomb itself was usually composed of two distinct parts: the chapel and crypt-Tombs where made for building a tunnel into a mountain

statues-Also scattered throughout Egypt are stone figures. These figures could look like a lion, a king, and eagle, or maybe even a mixture of both-many of these relics have either been destroyed, vandalized, or stolen-You could see a lion figure with no nose, an eagle with no head, or, an empty stand where a figure once stood-They are also made out of granite

sports-The Ancient Egyptians enjoyed a variety of different sports. -Sporting artefacts have also been found in tombs-The Ancient Egyptians were also known to enjoy competitive sports and were an exciting form of entertainment-The winners of sports contests were rewarded with money and special large collars known as the usekh which half covered the shoulders and chest-Many of the competitive Ancient Egyptian sports are still featured in the Olympic Games.

handball- Each team throws the ball to the other at the same time. Players can either be on their feet or on top of their teammates' backs while throwing the balls to each other

EQUESTRIAN SPORTSIs horse back ride ,racing and chasing a wild animal

OTHERS SPORTS

Other games the Egyptians play whereHockey, Gymnastics ,Javelin, Throw Fishing, Boxing, Weightlifting, High JumpSwimming, Rowing, Archery ,Marathons, Tug of War and Tug of hoop

Bibliography Pyramids/tombs/statues-http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/egypt.htmSports www.touregypt.net/historicalssays/ancsportsindex.htm