Includes bibliographical references and index.

10 fast facts --- Land of ancient Egypt -- Number crunching -- Gods and goddesses -- Nile river -- King Tutankhamun -- Making mummies -- Pyramids -- Fashion and style -- Religion and ritual -- Daily life -- Famous pharoahs -- More about mummies -- Diseases and cures -- Jewelry -- Female rulers -- Jobs -- Animals -- Celebrations -- Farming -- Arts -- Inventions -- Government -- Food -- Temples -- Design -- Hatshepsut -- Games and pastimes -- Trade and commerce -- Royal life -- Pop culture -- Hieroglyphs -- Ancient beauty -- Weapons, warriors, and war -- Sphinxes -- Amazing finds -- Crime and punishment -- Lost cities -- Fall of Ancient Egypt -- Egyptology -- Glossary -- Tomb of Seti I -- Timeline -- Dynasties and rulers.

From the Great Pyramid and the Valley of the Kings to the Nile River and Cleopatra, kids can discover all they have ever wanted to know about this ancient civilization in this reference jam-packed with 1,000 fascinating facts.