The illustrator is Sally Long the book containing photographs,drawings,and diagrams with plenty of exercises. Though practical and presented into easily assimilated sections it results in an excellent introduction to a fascinating subject which inspires a lifetime of learning. It is a book found throughout the world in the classroom and beyond. It provides a useful time-chart.

Twenty chapters cover the River Nile, farming, Writing, Craftsmen, The Pharaoh, Monuments, Tombs, Tutankhamen's Tomb, Religion, Houses, Furniture, Cooking & Food, Clothes & Cosmetics, Sports and Games, Transport, Ships & Trade, Schools, Science & Invention, The Army, the Decline of Ancient Egypt and Cleopatra.

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