Mummification
What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
A preserved body of the dead
Who is the ruler and the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
Pharoah
The Egyptians and the Sumerians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Sumerians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.
papyrus/clay tablets
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
polytheistic
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
Desert
What is the process called that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the dead?
Embalming
Which social class did not have any rights?
Slaves
The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt (pyramids, obelisks) were designed to emphasize the _________.
Religion and Afterlife
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
Mummification
The Nile flows ________ to _________ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
South to North
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
They were pulled out from the nose
Which group of people on the social pyramid are chosen by the pharaoh to govern the nomes (states) of Egypt.
Large __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
Pyramids
What is the term that means "belief in one god?"
Monotheism
The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land _________.
rich and fertile
About how long did it take to preserve a mummy for burial?
40 Days
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
Scribes
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
hieroglypics
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
The Heart
What is the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes called?
Irrigation
Why did the Egyptians bother to preserve their dead?
They believed their bodies were needed for the afterlife
The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Farmers
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
Papryus
If the Egyptian embalmer did not do a good job what would happen the the mummy's soul in the afterlife?
It would not recognize and reunite with its body
How were the early Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations similar in terms of where they settled?
near fresh water and fertile soil