Egypt Geography
What is Egypt protected by on the East and West?
What is a Desert?
Egyptians were polytheistic. What does that mean?
They had many deities or gods
What architectural and land achievements did the Egyptians make?
Pyramids and columns, surveying of land
Who ruled Egypt and what did they believe he was
Pharaoh; they believed he was a God.
Which pharaoh was the boy king?
What are cataracts?
What did the Egyptians believe in after death?
Only the pharaohs could enjoy the afterlife. The Pharaoh's soul resided in his body and had to be protected so it could complete its journey to the afterlife.
What did Egyptians trade and trade for?
Egyptians traded the excess of what they grew (barley, wheat and flax) for timber and metal
What is the name when there are a series of rulers from the same family?
What is a DYNASTY?
Why was the heart left behind?
To be weighed against the feather
Which pharaoh had over 100 children?
Ramses II
What river is the longest river in the world and which direction does it flow?
the Nile and it flows North
What did Egyptians believe the Pharaoh was?
A god on Earth, Son of Ra
What achievements did they make in language and paper?
hieroglyphics and papyrus.
The Egyptian system of writing made up of hundreds of pictures and symbols
What are hieroglyphics?
What is the body buried in?
What is natron salt?
The pharaoh ruled over what 2 lands?
What is lower and upper Egypt?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
What was the name of the Egyptian god of the afterlife or underworld?
Who is Osiris?
What medical advancements did Egyptians make?
Surgery & Embalming
Egyptian gods or goddesses
What were the four organs put in the canopic jars?
Lungs, Intestines, Liver & Stomach
Which pharaoh also ruled Rome?
Who was Cleopatra?
What is the name for the fan shaped region formed where the river joined the Mediterranean Sea?
What is a Delta?
What was the name of the Egyptian sun god who created the world?
Who is Re?
What did Ancient Egypt grow?
Egyptians grew barley, wheat, and flax
A material burned for its pleasant smell
The building the bodys are mummified in
What is the wabet?
Which pharaoh ruled for her stepson?
Who was Hatshepsut?
What type of rocks did Egyptians mine from their quarries to build their pyramids?
What is Granite and Limestone?
How many gods did the Egyptians have?
tens, hundreds or thousands
Thousands
How did artisans contribute to the economy?
They made and sold jewelry, cloth, pottery, and metal goods.
The process used to protect pharaoh's body for the afterlife
What is embalming?
What is painted on the side of the sarcophagus?
What are the eyes of Horus?
Who was King Tut's father?
Who was Akhenaten?