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What did Ancient Egyptians wear?
Most people wore white linen clothes because it was so hot. They also wore jewelry and makeup.
What is Ancient Egyptians writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
Temple
True or false: The Nile river is the longest in the world?
True!
How old was the average girl when she married?
12 years old
Where did Ancient Egyptians live?
Ancient Egyptians lived in sun-baked huts within villages
scribes didn't pay taxes, scribes didn't enter the army, and the community thought very highly of scribes.
What process did Ancient Egyptians use to preserve their dead to ensure they would make it to the afterlife?
Mummification
Which continent is Ancient Egypt in?
Africa
How often did someone in Ancient Egypt bathe?
What did Ancient Egyptians eat?
The main staple of the commoner was bread. They also had fruits, vegetables, lamb, and goats for food.
What is the name of the paper used in Ancient Egypt?
Papyrus
Were Pharaohs considered Gods?
Sort of. Pharaohs were considered a "middle-man" between God and the people. Kind of like God's right-hand men.
Egypt's land is mostly ...
desert
Who was the last Pharaoh?
Cleopatra VII who dies in 30BC
What were their jobs? Name at least 3
farmers, craftspeople, scribes, priests and priestesses, soldiers.
False
Name 3 Gods or Goddesses
Ra, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Thoth
The nile has rich soil and grew 3 main plants, what are they?
Wheat, flax, papyrus
A powerful family who ruled Egypt
Who wore makeup in Ancient Egypt?
men and women!
Hieroglyphics uses _____ to write down information instead of letters and words like English.
pictures
What did Ancient Egyptians believe happened after a person died?
They believed there was life after death and that if the "ka" and "ba" synced up in the afterlife and people would live after death.
How did people travel through Ancient Egypt (and to other places nearby)?
The Ancient Egyptians called the Nile the "Aur" which means...
Black - because of the dark soil