Key Terms
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
This group had the largest population.
Peasants
The Nile River flows in this direction.
North
Egyptians believed spirits of the dead made their way here.
Afterlife
Hieroglyphs
Built as a royal tomb for the pharaoh.
Pyramid
Ruler of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
The name Egyptians called "the black land."
Kemet
This was the process of preserving a dead body.
Mummification
These items tell us about Egyptians' everyday life.
Written records, paintings, and carvings
Fine soil found at the Nile River bottom.
Silt
This group included people with government jobs.
Nobles
This annual occurrence made soil fertile for farming.
Flooding
Builders used this metal to make tools for splitting rock.
Copper
Astronomers
Rock-filled rapids that made travel along the Nile River difficult.
Cataracts
War prisoners and criminals made up this group.
Slaves
This natural landform protected Egypt and Nubia from invaders.
Hot desert sand
Egyptians believed he was the god of the living and the dead.
Osiris
People who worked on roads and temples during the flood season.
Peasants
Recorded and preserved important information.
Scribes
This person was the chief minister.
Vizier
The Nile River constantly supplied Egyptians with these.
Water, fish, farming, and trade
The Great Pyramid of Giza had these to keep out grave robbers.
Secret tunnels
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