A guide to Ancient Egypt containing information every tourist of past ages needs to know. Where to shop and places to eat are combined with facts about politics, history, art and architecture.

 

This book features in the following series: Usborne Time Tours, Usborne Timetours .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Introduction: Egypt and this guide. Part 2 Tourist information: practicalities; getting around; where to stay; food and drink; getting sick. Part 3 Gizah: the Great Pyramids. Part 4 Sakkara: step pyramids. Part 5 Memphis: the sights of Memphis. Part 6 Thebes: temples; Valley of the Kings; tomb art; gods and goddesses; a mummy factory; death on the Nile; a funeral procession. Part 7 Abu Simbel and Nubia: an expedition to Nubia; Buhen fort and the army; Abu Simbel. Part 8 Daily life: shopping; entertainment; hunting and wildlife. Part 9 Background: farming; religion and festivals; clothes and fashion; education; write like an Egyptian; government and law; who's who and definitions; a timeline of dynasties.