Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
The NILE
Beliefs/Afterlife
Toss Up
100

What is the ruler of Egypt called?

Pharaoh

100

What is a well-preserved body called?

mummy

100
What is the rich, black soil called that was found near the Nile Riverbanks?

Silt

100

What was the one organ NOT removed from the body during mummification?

heart

100

Who was at the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid?

slaves

200

What is the Egyptian paper called that is made from plants?

Papyrus

200
What is bringing water to crops through canals or ditches called?

irrigation

200

What is the place at the mouth of a river where it splits into smaller streams? 

(hint: usually shaped like a triangle)

Delta

200

What was the most common form of religion practiced in Egypt?

a. monotheism

b. mythology

c. polytheism

C. polytheism

200

Which continent is Egypt located on?

Africa

300

What are the Egyptian pictures or symbols that stand for words and sounds (form of writing) called?

Hieroglyphics

300

What is a triangular building that held the bodies of Egyptian royalty?

pyramid

300

Which way does the Nile River flow?

South to North

300

What were the name of the jars that the organs were placed into during the mummification process?

Canopic jars

300

During one of the steps of mummification the body was rubbed with natron salt....

for two reasons....give 1 reason

to prevent decay

or

to dry it out

400

What are rock filled rapids? (hint: begins with a c)

cataract

400

What is polytheism?

Belief in many gods

400

T/F: The Nile is the longest river in the world.

True

400

How many days did the mummification process take?

70 days

400

Why was papyrus important to the ancient Egyptians?

a.) could record and communicate easier

b.) allowed them to sail

c.) kept mice out of storehouses

A. could record and communicate easier

500

What is a family of rulers?

Dynasty

500

What is someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule on his own?

regent

500
Into which body of water does the Nile River empty?

Mediterranean Sea

500

Why did pharaohs get mummified?

To prepare bodies for the afterlife

500

Egyptians believed that the _______ left the body, but it later rejoined the body.


Hint: begins with a "s"

Soul

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