The Pharaohs
What did the double crown in Egypt symbolize?
The union of upper and lower Egypt
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
How were religion and government related in Egypt?
This enabled the growth of agriculture and civilization in ancient Egypt....
Predictable flooding of the Nile River
How does remote sensing and satellites help archaeologists in Egypt today?
It shows them where to excavate for artifacts and ruins
What was the role of Egypt´s viziers?
to oversee day-to-day´s government activities
Where was Tutankhamen buried?
In the Valley of the Kings
which god weighed their hearts after death?
Anubis
What geographic feature provided a natural barrier to protect Egypt from invaders?
The desert lands
Why did Egyptians make mummies?
to provide a body for the spirit after death
What event marked the start of the middle kingdom?
What was so remarkable about Tutankhamen and the tomb where he was buried?
He was crowned at age 8, and he was buried will all his richness at his burial grounds.
The Egyptian Book of Death described what?
A guidebook to the journey into the afterlife, (manual)
How did agriculture change society in Egypt?
Agriculture led to the rise of kings or Pharaohs
How did the Middle Kingdom differ form the Old Kingdom?
The Old kingdom was marked by prosperity, the Middle Kingdom was marked by instability.
What accomplishment marked the reign of Hatsheput?
Expansion of trade
Which pyramid dominates the sky in Giza, near Cairo?
What characterized Egyptian religion?
Many goods, polytheistic religion, gods ruled every aspect of life from birth to death
Why did Egyptian civilization emerge where it did?
The Nile river provided water and good soil to plant food.
What was the most important trade good that arrived in Egypt?
How did Ramses established peace and prosperity in Egypt?
What materials were used to build the pyramids?
Granite and limestone
Who was the god of the sky?
Horus
Which group of people made up the largest and lowest class in Egypt´s social hierarchy?
Cleopatra VII