Geography
These three geographic features were important to consider when settling and beginning a civilization...
Water, Topography, Vegetation
The first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt...
Hatshepsut.
This level of the social class pyramid was responsible for advising the pharaoh...
Government officials.
Why did Egyptians discard the brain of a mummy instead of preserving it?
They believed it did not have a purpose other than producing boogers.
Why were the pyramids built?
Places for pharaohs to be buried when they die.
This physical feature was vital to Ancient Egypt's survival...
the Nile River.
Gods.
This level of the social pyramid had the least amount of people, but the most power.
Pharaoh.
Mummifications were performed by members of this social class....
Priests/Priestesses.
It had tunnels in it and was created with 2 million stone blocks...
Great Pyramid of Giza.
The deserts surrounding Egypt helped them by...
protecting them from invaders.
This pharaoh is more well-known because of his tomb than his reign...
King Tutankhamun.
This group of people started to go to school in ancient Egypt, at around the age of 10.
Scribes.
Mummies were created by Ancient Egyptians in order to....
Preserve the bodies for the afterlife.
This system of writing was made up of about 800 pictures/symbols.
Hieroglyphics.
The topography of Ancient Egypt could be described as...
a river valley.
This ancient Egyptian leader was known for his military leadership and long reign of 60 years...
Ramses II
Why does the shape of a pyramid make sense when describing Egypt's social classes?
As you go up the pyramid there are less people with more power.... as you go down the pyramid there are more people with less power.
This mixture of salt and baking soda was used to preserve the bodies of the dead....
Natron.
People in ancient Egypt got their jobs by...
Inheriting it from a family member.
Silt was left behind by the Nile River when it flooded Ancient Egypt. What is silt?
Nutrient rich soil that is great for farming.
Once in power, a pharaoh would be the supreme ruler for this length of time....
Until his or her death.
List the 6 levels of the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid in order from top to bottom...
Pharaoh
Government Officials
Priests/Priestesses
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants
The four organs that were preserved in canopic jars were...
Stomach, intestines, lungs, liver.
This type of reed was used for paper in ancient Egypt.
Papyrus.