Gods
The people of Egypt used stories about their gods to explain events in_____________?
nature
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
Predictable
What is papyrus?
a paper like material invented in Egypt
The ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom believed that their pharaohs were...
gods in human form
What were mummies wrapped in?
Linen
Amenhotep introduced this single god in the New Kingdom
Aton
What are the two parts of Ancient Egypt?
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
What is the name of an ancient tomb in Egypt built for pharaohs and other important people?
Pyramid
Who was the first woman to rule Egypt as a Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Which organ was taken out of body but NOT put into the Canopic Jars?
The brain
What god did the Egyptians pray to for Nile flooding?
Hapi
The silt that a river leaves at its mouth forms a lowland called a
Delta
What writing did the Egyptians use to keep government records, record important events like wars or stories about their many gods and Pharaohs?
Hieroglyphics
This leader conquered the Persian Empire in 332 BC and gained control of Egypt
Alexander the Great
What body part was considered to be the center of all thoughts and feelings?
The heart
What was a persons heart weighed against in the afterlife?
a feather
Where in the world is Egypt located?
Northeast Africa
This artifact was found by Napoleon's army and used to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics in 1822.
The Rosetta Stone
This 9 year old boy, responsible for returning Egypt to polytheism, has become one of the most famous pharaohs of all time.
Tutankhamen
To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the...
What was the creature that would eat the heart of a person judged by Osiris to be sinful?
An animal that was part crocodile, part lion, and part hippopotamus.
Each year the annual flood made the soil rich and fertile because of
Silt
The Egyptians created this invention that is based on solar movements.
365 Day Calendar
Pharaohs were buried in highly decorated coffins called what?
Sarcophagus
What did the Egyptians call a person’s life force?
Ka