Ancient Egypt 1
Sea to the North of Egypt.
Mediterranean
This word means a long time ago
ancient
Egyptian gods/goddesses are often pictured as having.
Animal heads and human bodies.
Mummies were placed in these
sarcophagus
Within what period did the Pharaohs have the most power?
The Old Kingdom
Capital of most of Ancient Egypt.
Memphis
This word means king
Pharaoh
Why was the crooked pyramid built?
About how long did it take to build one pyramid?
20 Years
Pharaohs in the New kingdom were put to rest here.
Valley of Kings
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
True of False: The Nile only floods once per year
False
Last great Egyptian Pharaoh in the New Kingdom
Ramses the second
Ancient Egyptians believed this body part would be weighed to see if they could get into paradise
What is the heart?
Explain the process in which Egyptians kept flooded water from the Nile and the invention they made.
Man made ponds, the Shadoof.
Female pharaoh who focused on expanding trade and her stepson who likely killed her and began invading other civilizations.
Who is Hatshepsut and Thutmose the thrid?
Who is Ahmose?
3 other forms of pyramids
Mustaba, Crooked, Step
Egyptians buried spells and instructions from this book with their dead
Book of the Dead
Mummification, the pyramids (tombs), and the Book of the Dead all show the importance of the ancient Egyptians' belief in the _______.
What is afterlife?
This civilizations invasion brought an end to Ancient Egypt
Who are the Assyrians?
The first Pyramid of Giza was made for this Pharaoh.
Who is Khufu?
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
What is mummification?
Much of Ancient Egypt was run under this form of government?
What is a theocracy.
The Egyptians worshipped two main gods over Ancient Egyptian history.
Ra and Osiris