Egyptian Land
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
Pharaoh
What played an important role in the lives of Egyptians?
Religion
Where were poor people buried at in Egypt?
the desert
Who wrote on papyrus?
Scribes
How long is the Nile River?
3,500 miles
Who was at the bottom of the Egyptian social order?
Farmers and slaves
The Egyptians saw the Pharaoh as a what?
God
Scientists learned a lot about what through the Egyptians?
The building of the pyramids showed the Egyptians skill in what?
geometry and using measurements
What two cities was Egypt broken down into?
Upper and Lower Egypt
Name one famous female pharaoh.
Cleopatra
Who was the most important god in Egypt? What was he the god of?
Amon-RE. Sun god
Most of what we know about Egypt is from what?
Paintings from walls of tombs
What three things were written down on papyrus?
Poems, religious texts, and prayers
Name two things the Egyptians did to please the gods?
1. Built temples
2. Offered gifts
Who led the Greek army the conquered Egypt?
Alexander the Great
Who was the god of the underworld and what did he decide?
Osiris. Who made it to the afterlife
How did the Egyptians learn how to do surgeries?
Studying the body and the organs
1. glass
2. mortar
3. cosmetics
What two rivers is the Nile broken into?
1. White Nile
2. Blue Nile
Who was the Pyramids of Giza built for?
King Khufu
What did the Egyptians believe about Amon-RE.
Believed that he died at night and came back to life in the morning.
What was two ways to prepare for the afterlife?
1. Life a good life.
2. preserve bodies after the death.
What is commerce?
buying and selling goods with other countries