Lifestyle
Egyptians grew majority of their food in fields along where?
The Nile River
The process of making a mummy is called this.
Mummification
Goddess of motherhood and family life
Isis
Why were tombs placed in the Valley of Kings instead of pyramids?
Who judged the soul of the deceased?
The Gods
What was the Ancient Egyptian writing system called? What did they use?
Hieroglyphics - used picture symbols.
The process takes how long?
70 days
How were Gods and Goddesses built?
Human with animal features
The Valley of the Kings is located under what?
Egyptian Mountains
Biggest Egyptian temple
Karnak Temple
EXTRA: Built for who/what?
The Nile River provided two things to the Egyptian land.
Fertile land and rich soil
How many levels are there to a coffin? List them.
Five levels - First coffin, Second coffin, Inner coffin, Mummy, Sarcophagus
This God was originally TWO different Gods, but eventually was combined to make one God.
Amun- Ra
Who was the last Pharaoh?
Cleopatra
This God weighed the dead heart to measure their good in life
Anubis
What were some inventions of the Ancient Egyptians?
Ink
Ways to measure
The calendar
Farming essentials
What were the coffins filled with? What was on the coffins?
Filled with treasures and valuables - Covered in Hieroglyphics
Egyptians worshipped how many Gods and Goddesses?
More than 2,000
The Valley of the Kinds holds the largest what?
Group of Tombs
These huge stone structures were built to house the tombs of powerful pharaohs - what are they?
Pyramids
EXTRA: There are more than ____ pyramids in Egypt
What are some "clues" left behind by the Egyptians? What do these clues tell us?
Temples, Pyramids, Mummies, Statues, paintings, Hieroglyphics
Helps us learn and understand their lives.
What is the first step in the mummy process?
Remove organs (stomach, liver, lungs)
Who is the leader of the Ancient Egyptian Gods?
Amun Ra
Most powerful and successful pharaoh. Ruled for 60 years and expanded Egypt's land.
Pharaoh Ramesses II
Who is Ammit?
God who ate the dead heart if judged a bad life
EXTRA: What kind of body did he have?