Ancient Egypt 1
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
What is the Nile?
This word means king
What is Pharaoh?
The Nile provided this for the Ancient Egyptians
What is it provided rich soil for growing food; it provided water for growing food; the Egyptians used boats on the Nile to carry food from place to place?
This word is what happens when there was too much water for the Nile to hold
What is a flood?
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
What is Sphinx?
Egyptians put this on their faces to keep bugs away
What is Makeup?
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What are Hieroglyphics?
What continent is Egypt on?
What is Afrrica?
A name tag that is written in hieroglyphics and is buried with the dead is called a ______________?
What is a Cartouche?
Egyptian drawings of people where the head of the character is always drawn in from the side, while the body is seen from the front.
What is Frontalism?
These enormous structures were built by hand with no machines
What are pyramids?
Name an animal that Egyptians considered sacred.
What is a cat?
What are 3 benefits for civilizations settling near a river valley?
fertile soil, access to water routes for trade, access to a water supply, resources such as fish
This was made out of papyrus and sometimes made into scrolls
What is paper?
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
What is mummification?
Ancient Egyptians removed all organs except the ____
What is the heart?