Ancient Egypt 1
The rule of Ancient Egypt
The Pharaoh
The major river that’s flows through Egypt
The Nile River
People use boats to go places in ancient Egyptian society this called…
Transport
Polytheistic means
Worshipping many gods
When was a primary source made?
At the time being studied
King tut was a famous______in ancient Egyptian society
Pharaoh
The Great Pyramids are located where?
Giza, Egypt
What sustained or life in ancient Egyptian society?
The Nile river
Ruling the people and controlling the land/resources were two roles the_____ had in ancient Egyptian society
Pharaoh
When is a secondary source made
After the time being studied
Historians are people that
Study the past
Pharaohs are living____ on earth.
Gods
5BC and 300 BC are how many years apart?
295 years
chronology is
The ordering of dates from earliest to most recent
A textbook is an example of what kind of source?
Secondary
The historians who excavate sites are called
Archeologists
The second step in the mummification process
Drying the body out
The first step of the mummification process
Remove the organs
a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
Hieroglyphics
The pyramids of ancient Egypt are what kind of source?
Primary
The Egyptian word for paper
Papyrus
What is unique about the Nile river?
It flows from south to north
What was the most important organ in the human body to the Egyptians? Why?
The heart because it is believed to be the motor of the body and where all intelligence came from
The reason why only pharaohs and nobles were mummified
They were wealthy enough to afford the expensive process
What sources exist that can tell us what life was like in ancient Egyptian society?
Pyramids, textbooks Burial, masks,