On To Egypt: KOOL KATS :)

Yesterday we took our test on Papua New Guinea. We are now starting to talk about Egypt. We had to get Catherine caught up on her work. She took her test in the hallway. It is ironic that we are starting to study Egypt and right now their is a huge problem their. People are rebelling and fighting.
Facts:
- They love their cats
- When someone died they had a process to bury them.
- They mummify the died bodies.
- They thought their was a second life.
- Built the pyramids.
- Sphinx of Geeza Pyramid.    writing
- Attack by Nepolian.
- Developed the first for of writing
- Pharaohs (Like Gods, Special People)

"KOOL KATS": Work In Groups:
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/religion/cats.html
- The cat in ancient Egypt, or miw (to see), was a sacred and respected beast. 
- These small companions fascinated the Egyptians, and were venerated by all.
 - It was in Egypt that the cat was first domesticated 4,000 years ago and where they were held in the most admiration and respect.
- There is evidence of wild felines around the banks of Egypt, but it was not until around 2000 BCE that the fully domesticated cat was brought into the houses of Egyptians.
- The first domesticated Egyptian cats in Egypt were more than likely used for warding off the common asp and other snakes, and the typical chasers of rodents.
- Slowly though, the cat became more to the Egyptians than just a normal animal, the cat became a god.

- The Muslim prophet Mohammed is said to have found a cat sleeping on his robe, so he cut a hole in his robe rather than disturb the sleeping cat. 

-The earliest known remains of a cat in Egypt come from Mostagedda, south of Asyut in Middle Egypt, and are dated to sometime before 4000 B.C

- At Beni Hasan, an Egyptian archeological site, more than 300,000 mummified cats were unearthed. Cats were regarded with something approaching veneration, to the extent that to kill one was a capital offense.

- The process of feline mummification had six steps:

1. Removal of organs
2. Body is stuffed with sand or packing material
3. Feline is placed in a sitting position
4. Body is wrapped tightly
5. Faces and designs are painted on wrappings with black ink
6. No chemicals, only natural dehydration

- During the New Kingdom (1540 to 1069 BC), there were many tomb scenes that started showing cats as part of everyday life. 

- The ancient Egyptians took their cats on hunting excursions instead of dogs, The most popular excursions being the marshes where cats may have been trained to retrieve fowl and fish

- Bast is the Egyptian Goddess with the body of a beautiful young woman and the head of a cat. 

- The Ancient Egyptians revered cats more than any culture in history.

- The domestic cat became highly regarded by Egyptian civilization as an animal of awe and wonder. Originating between five and six thousand years ago, domesticated cats came to be praised for their excellent mouse hunting abilities. The Egyptians found cats fascinating, even regarding them as godlike. Because cats were deeply respected, they were often mummified and even buried in great tombs with their owners.