Pharaohs
The pharaoh who commanded more monuments built than any other
Who is Ramses the Great?
The chart used to explain Egypt's social life
What is Social Pyramid?
The belief that you should live your life with balance, order and truth so your heart could be weighed on the scale to gain entry into the afterlife
What is Ma'at?
The use of giving something I need to someone else in exchange for what they need
What is Trade
A person in the lowest class who farmed the land or built royal projects
What is a Peasant?
The first great female pharaoh and promoter of trade
Who is Hatshepsut?
A group of people that share the same wealth or level of importance
A person who would bless the body before it was buried and host the biggest ceremonies to honor the deceased
What is a High Priest?
Paper made from strips of dried plant material
What is Papyrus?
The time (June to September) when the Nile flooded and farmers worked on pyramids
What is Flooding Season?
The pharaoh who commanded the building of the white chapel
Who is Senusret?
Someone's rank or level of importance
What is Status?
The process of removing the organs from a body, drying it with salt and then covering it in clean linen to preserve it from rotting
What is Embalming?
The process of making a mummy by drying it out to preserve it
What is Embalming?
The time (starting in October) when farmers planted seeds and watered fields.
What is Planting Season?
The pharaoh who commanded the building of the great pyramids
Who is Khufu?
A class of people whose job it was to record things in writing and study hieroglyphs
What are Scribes?
The stone coffin that a mummy and its wooden coffin were placed in
What is a Sarcophagus?
The symbol based language used by scribes
What are Hieroglyphs?
The time (starting in March) when families cut down and collected grain.
What is Harvest Season?
The pharaoh who tore down the White Chapel and Mrs. King's enemy
Who is Amenhotep the III?
A person with low social status who was highly skilled in making things like art or stone carvings
What are Artisans?
The belief in more than one god
What is Polytheistic?
The artifact that led to the decoding of the ancient hieroglyphs
What is the Rosetta Stone?
A simpler form of Egyptian writing used by everyday citizens.
What is Demotic?