Nile River
Where is the Nile River located?
Egypt or Africa
Who holds the highest social status in Ancient Egypt?
The Pharoah
Did Ancient Egyptians believe in one god (monotheism) or multiple (polytheism)?
Multiple -- Polytheism
What is a cataract?
An area of the Nile with rough rapids and rocky terrain
What is a scribe?
A person who records things
Why were Egyptians buried with important items?
They believed that anything buried with them would accompany them to their afterlife.
What is irrigation?
A system of canals that watered the crops
How old was King Tut when he became Pharoah?
8 or 9 years old
Who were the two most important leaders of religion in Ancient Egypt?
Priests and the Pharoah
How did the Nile River help farmers?
When it flooded it made the soil fertile
Put the following people in order based on their social status: priest, pharaoh, farmer
pharaoh, priest, farmer
Name one God or Goddess from Ancient Egypt.
Amun (God of Air), Anubis (God of Mummification and Cemeteries), Bastet (Goddess of Cats and Protection), Horus (God of the Pharaohs and Sky), Isis (Goddess of Magic and Healing), Ma’at (Goddess of Truth, Justice, and Harmony), Osiris (God of the Underworld and Agriculture), Ptah (God of Craftspeople and Architects), Ra (God of the Sun), Thoth (God of Wisdom, Writing, and the Moon)
What is Fertile Land and how did it help Ancient Egyptians?
The flooding of the Nile caused the soil to be very fertile, meaning it was good to grow crops. This meant that crops grew well, and Ancient Egyptians often had a surplus of food.
Put the following in order based on their social status: priests, artisans, soldiers
priests, soldiers, artisans
Why were Egyptians mummified?
To prevent their bodies from decomposing