Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
Dynasty
What is the word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms?
Irrigation
Polytheism
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
Nile
This word means king
Pharaoh
What determined the social groups in ancient Egypt?
Wealth and power
What is incense?
Material burned for it's good smell.
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
What did the Egyptian economy center around?
Farming and Fishing
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Used to get water from rivers
Shadoof
Mummies were placed in these to make the journey to the afterlife.
A tomb
What are 3 things the Nile provided for the Ancient Egyptians?"
1. Rich soil for growing food
2. Water for crops, people and animals
3. Egyptians used boats on the Nile to trade with other locations
What is the process for how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead?
Mummification
Mummification, the pyramids (tombs), and the Book of the Dead all show the importance of the ancient Egyptians' belief in the _______.
Afterlife
Two archeologists found this in 1922
King Tutankhamen's tomb
What is the plant used to make a paper like material?
Papyrus
Ancient Egyptians believed this body part would be weighed to see if they could get into paradise
Heart
Egyptians buried spells and instructions from this book with their dead
Book of the Dead