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Watch: What happened to Ancient Egypt?

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Why did Ancient Egypt come to an end?

By around 1000BC Egypt was divided by war. Priests ruled in the south, and the pharaohs in the north.

In 332BC Alexander the Great and his Greek army conquered Ancient Egypt. The family of his general, Ptolemy ruled for nearly 300 years.

Finally, in 30BC the Romans invaded Ancient Egypt. They defeated Pharaoh Cleopatra and Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.

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What is Egypt like today?

Tourists walking around an big Ancient Egyptian building.

Egypt is now governed by a president.

Islam is the main religion and Arabic is the main language.

Even though their rulers and religion has changed over time, you can still see glimpses of the ancient Egyptian civilisations today.

Tourists walking around an big Ancient Egyptian building.
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Activities

Activity 1: Timeline of Ancient Egypt

Click on the scroll to discover the history of ancient Egypt.

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Activity 2: Quiz 鈥 What happened to Ancient Egypt?

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Activity 3: Colour in your own battle scene

Print out and colour in our ancient Egyptian battle scene. You can also cut out and rearrange the characters to make your ferocious own battle ground.

Colour in your own battle scene
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Activity 4: History Explorer game

Play this game to test your knowledge and learn even more facts about Ancient Egypt.

History Explorer: Secrets through time

History Explorer: Secrets through time: KS2 History

History Explorer: Secrets through time
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Play fun and educational primary games in science, maths, English, history, geography, art, computing and modern languages.

Bitesize Primary games
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