The Nile
True of False
The Nile is the world's longest river?
True
What percentage of men and women could read and write?
1% of men and women could read and write
Who was at the top of the ancient Egyptian hierarchy?
The Pharaoh and his family
Who is considered the most important God and the God of the Sun?
Ra
What was the last step in the mummification process?
Wrapping the body in linen strips
Name at least 3 resources the Nile river provided to the Ancient Egyptians?
Water for drinking and bathing, fertile soil for growing crops, fish for eating, and a means of transporting goods.
What was the main cause of death for women?
Childbirth
What was the role of most women in ancient Egypt?
To raise a family, and helping their husbands with planting and harvesting crops.
Who is the God of Death and funerals (Depicted as part human, wirth a Jackal head?
Anubis
What organs were placed in jars? and what were the jars called?
Liver, Intestines, Lungs and stomach were placed in Canopic Jars
This plant was used to make a type of paper and was grown along the Nile river.
Papyrus
Because of the extreme heat in Egypt, where did people often cook and sleep?
They would cook outside, and sleep frequently on their roof.
What was the key to improving a person's position in society?
Education
Who is the God of the underworld and is also the final judge of the dead to go to the afterlife?
Osiris
What was this called?
Book of the Dead
Why did ancient Egyptians call the land along the banks of the Nile the Black Land?
This is where most people lived, and provided fertile land for farming.
The ancient Egyptians discovered alot about the human body through what?
Mummification
Place these social roles in order from most important to least important according to the values of ancient Egyptian society.
Merchant, Noble, and scribes
Noble, Scribes, Merchants
Who is the God of the nile and Crocodiles?
Sobek
Why did Egyptians mummify a body?
Egyptians believed they had to be prepared for the journey according to a number of rituals, and be supplied with the necessary provisions and protections.
What did ancient Egyptians call the desert surrounding the Nile river?
the 'Red Land', hardly anyone lived in the red land
What was a favorite pastime of ancient Egyptians?
Playing boardgames
In Egyptian society who was secon-in-command to the pharaoh and acted as the judge for law breakers?
The Vizier
Why were Gods so important to Egyptians?
Nearly everything in their world was seen as being controlled by hundreds of gods and goddesses.
Explain the roles of Anubis, Thoth, Horus, and Osiris in the afterlife process.
Anubis would lead the person into the afterlife and weigh their heart against the feather of justice.
Thoth records the decision
Horus leads the person to Osiris for the final verdict
Osiris makes the final jugement