In our topic lesson this week, we have been learning about the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.  We learned that the pharaoh was a bit like a king or queen. They would rule the country and they were thought to be half-person, half-god.

When a pharaoh died, he or she was buried in a vast burial chamber along with lots of riches. Then a new pharaoh would take the throne.

Historians usually split the Ancient Egyptian period into three kingdoms; old, middle and new. Over the whole time there were around 170 Egyptian pharaohs.

We also learned that the Egyptians used different symbols to show the power and importance of the Pharaoh.