About the Book: What It Was Like to be … (4) What it was like to be an Ancient
Egyptian
From sacred cats to the invention of toothpaste, Blue Peter Award winning
author David Long takes readers on an intriguing investigation into the ancient
Egyptian civilisation. The incredible civilisation of ancient Egypt lasted for
3, 000 years. Ruled over by pharaohs, the Egyptians developed agricultural
skills and trading partnerships that enabled them to build a rich and powerful
nation centred on the Nile. Far more advanced than any European coutnries at the
time, the Egyptians achieved incredible feats of building, created a new way of
writing, and