Society
The person who governed the country, made laws, led the army, and owned the land
Who is the Pharoah
The word for a religion in which the people believe in many gods.
What is polytheism
The person who led religious rituals. They also owned land and had peasants that worked for them.
Who are the priests
The section of Ancient Egypt where the pyramids were located
What is Lower Egypt
The environmental event that makes the soil around the Nile River fertile
What is rainfall that causes the river to flood
The people who could read, write, and count. They counted the goods in royal warehouses
Who were the scribes
He was the sun god and the most important of the gods
Who is Ra
This word means that important people were always young and beautiful
What is idealised
Where Ancient Egypt was built
What is along the Nile River
The name of the paper that scribes wrote on
What is papyrus
The people who received land and treasures from the Pharoah. Sometimes they were from the same family.
Who are the nobelmen
The person who led religious rituals. They also owned land and had peasants that worked for them.
Who are the priests
Large statues showing the power of the pharoahs had this meaning
What is political meaning
The direction in which the Nile River flows
What is South to North
Animals that were worshipped
What are the cat and the crocodile
The people who lived in mud brick houses along the Nile and helped build the Pharoah's monuments.
Who were the peasants
The place where a mummy was kept
What is a sarcophagus
This means that the largest figures in Egyptian paintings were the most important
What is Hierarchical order
The first Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Who was King Menes
Three gods from Ancient Egypt
Who are Iris, Osiris, Horus, etc.
These women were Pharoahs
Who are Cleopatra and Hatshepsut
The image of a god was kept in the sanctuary of these buildings. These buildings also had tall columns with engravings.
What are the temples
The people who created art in Ancient Egypt
Who were the craftsmen
The kingdoms that conquered Ancient Egypt
Who were the Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans