Mummies
Hieroglyphics
King Tut
Daily Life
Pyramids
100
Why did the ancient Egyptians invent mummification?
To preserve their bodies
100
What were hieroglyphics used for?
Writing/creating messages
100
What was Tutankhamen/King Tut's nickname?
The boy king
100
What was the key feature of Egypt that flooded every year?
Nile River
100
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs for the pharaohs and their queens (NOT for grain storage)
200
What were the bodies wrapped in?
Linen or rough cotton strips
200
How old are hieroglyphics?
5,000 years old
200
King Tut lead his people in a three hour _.
Worship ceremony
200
Egyptian religion was _, which means they believed in many gods.
Polytheistic
200
Pyramids contained _, things or materials that represent a culture's values and norms
Artifacts
300
What is the place of the burial tombs for the kings and the wealthy?
Necropolis
300
What was the Egyptian paper called made out of woven reeds that ancient Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on?
Papyrus
300
King Tut was a _, which means he was the only person in charge.
Monarch/Pharaoh
300
Boys learned a trade from their _. Girls were taught to care for the home and family by their _.
Fathers. Mothers.
300
What shape were the sides of the pyramid AND what shape was the bottom?
Triangle. Square.
400
The ancient Egyptians believed the _ (body part) was the _ (body part).
Heart. Mind/Brain.
400
What was the object called that allowed scientists to translate hieroglyphics to English?
Rosetta Stone
400
What age did King Tut become pharaoh AND what age did he die?
Nine. 19.
400
Name one right women had in ancient Egypt that they may not have had in a different civilization.
Own land/run businesses/testify in court/bring charges against men.
400
What is the process called that wore down the pyramids through rain and wind?
Erosion
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