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Join Augie and Ruby as they travel through a magical obelisk to learn about the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.

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Ancient Egyptians thought of the Nile River as divine. Literally, the river gave them life. The Nile overflowed each year. This made the soil nearby good for farming, even though the Egyptians lived in a desert. Without the Nile, Egyptians could not have lived in their homeland.

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Making Connections

Text-to-Self

If you lived in ancient Egypt, which god or goddess would be your favorite? Why?

Text-to-Text

Have you read about other ancient religions? How is the ancient Egyptian religion similar to and different from those?

Text-to-World

How does the ancient Egyptian religion compare to a religion you know of? How are the religions alike and unalike?

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