Pharaohs and Religion
Who were closed to the pharaohs and Gods?
Who are priests?
The purpose of these structures was to serve as a tomb for the pharaohs.
What are the pyramids?
This person was the ruler of Egypt, and was worshipped as a God after death.
What are the Pharaohs?
The river that is considered the longest river in the world and was extremely important to the Egyptians is called
What is the Nile River?
A complex system of writing used by Ancient Egyptians that had symbols or drawings that represented a word or sound.
What is hieroglyphics?
The Egyptians tried to live their lives in harmony because when they died, they wanted to go where?
The afterlife
Mummies helped the Egyptians learn about what?
What is the Human Anatomy?
These people farmed, worked building the pyramids and paid taxes in the form of crops to the pharaoh. They made up the lowest class on the social pyramid.
Who are the slaves, farmers and servants?
What is a triangle-shaped area of soil at the mouth of the Nile river that spreads out like fingers?
What is a delta?
A body preserved through a special process.
What is a mummy?
Egyptians were polytheists. What does this mean?
They worshipped many Gods.
This helped Egyptian farmers plan when to plant and harvest their crops.
what is the solar calendar?
These people needed to have knowledge of reading and writing. Their jobs were to write and copy hieroglyphics.
What is the scribes?
Where is the mouth or end of the Nile river located?
What is the Mediterranean sea?
A family of rulers having the right to rule being passed down.
What is a dynasty?
The Egyptians strived to please the Gods with what things? Name at least 2.
What are temples, gifts and prayers.
What were the two activities that egyptian economy was centered around?
What is farming and fishing?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are nobles or priests? (Any answer is acceptable).
No crops could be grown in this land because it was a dry, barren desert area.
What is the Red Lands?
The way people use and manage their resources.
What is economy?
What were the pharaoh's responsibilities? Name at least 2.
The pharaohs led the construction of buildings, created laws, created taxes, organized labor and trade, and were in charge of the defense of the civilization.
What did chemistry help Egyptians create? Name at least 1 thing.
What is glass, mortar and cosmetics.
These people were middle class workers, and lived in the villages but were not wealthy. They made crafts and goods.
What are the merchants or artisans? (Either answer is acceptable).
Name 2 crops that were grown in the Black Lands
wheat, barley or papyrus.
A crop used to make paper.
papyrus