Social Class
The group of individuals who are on the second last tier of the pyramid class.
What are farmers.
The direction the Nile follows in.
What is South to North.
There are many gods the ancient egyptians believed in. What is this practice called?
What is Polytheism.
The first process in mummification.
What is embalming.
Where the Great pyramid is located
The individual who works just below the Pharaoh.
Who is the Vizier.
The land which surrounds the Nile that is best for farming.
What is Fertile soil.
The god who is said to be the ruler of the underworld.
What is Anubis.
The substance the Egyptian's used to dehydrate the body in the mummification process.
What is Natron.
The place where stone was retrieved from for the building for the pyramids
A series of rulers sharing a common origin.
What is a dynasty.
The region of Egyptian land that is located in the Nile Delta
What is Lower Egypt.
The god who is considered to be the creator of everything.
Who is Ra, the sun god.
A stone coffin which is often decorated with sculpture and holds the remains of a mummified body.
What is a sarcophagus.
Two types of stone used to create the Egyptian monuments
Individuals who kept record of information such as taxes, produce production and monument builds.
Who were Scribes.
The body of water located north of Egypt, which the Nile flows into.
What is the Mediterranean Sea.
The headdress of Isis, the protective goddess, who is worshiped as the ideal mother and wife.
What is in the shape of a Thorne.
The internal organ that was removed first in the mummification process.
What is the brain.
Egyptians moved the large stone blocks for the pyramids this way. (3 points)
What is ramps,slow moving boats and sheer muscle power.
In ancient Egypt (and other early civilizations) they did not have to consistently worry about food production so individuals began to specialize in work practices. This concept is called:
What is division of labour.
Ancient Egypt owed its survival to the annual flooding of the Nile which resulted in rich, fertile silt. The name given to Egypt by a Greek historian because of this.
What is "The Gift of the Nile"
Two gods who have a mans body with a hawk head.
Who is Osiris the god of the underworld and Ra the sun god.
The boy king, Tutankhamen, was not famous for his accomplishments as a pharaoh. He is only famous today for one thing.
What is the discovery of his tomb. His tomb was intact and untouched from tomb raiders.
What is tombs for kings which were a gateways to the stars. pyramids were believed to be giant machines for turning men into gods.