People in Society
This group of people make up the MAJORITY of the population and was basically responsible for all the food surplus.
Farmers
What was the main mode of transportation for Ancient Egyptians.
River Boats
Polytheistic
A reed that grows along the Nile River. Used to make a coarse paper.
Papyrus
Features
This group of people spent their days reading, writing, and keeping records. They were rather high up on the social ladder.
Scribes
What is the definition of Interdependence?
When two groups of people rely on each/ need each other because the opposing group has what they want or need.
This was the centre of life and beliefs in Ancient Egypt
The Nile
Pictograph
Finding things NOT in their original location - has been moved by water, weather or animals.
Secondary location
A king of ancient Egypt was considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
Pharaoh
This Pharaoh increased the wealth and power of Egypt through TRADE instead of through WAR.
Queen Hatshepsut
This union was viewed more as a business transaction between families, usually to obtain land.
Marriage
A place of worship that had all kinds of Hieroglyphics along the walls
A Temple
TRUE or FALSE
Archaeology can teach us about what a civilization believed/ their worldview.
TRUE
These people's job were paid (with food) to do specific jobs that may have involved a skill or a trade.
Merchants and Artisans
- Stonecutter, Potters, Painters, Soldiers, Guards
These are some of the things the Egyptians WANTED and traded for.
Olive Oil, Eye Paint, Giraffe Tails, Perfumes, Gold, Leopard Skins, Ebony, Ivory, exotic animals.
Mummification
A place where the mummies were held. All kinds of Hieroglyphics were inscribed on the walls to assist the dead person in their afterlife.
A tomb
Artifacts
This group of people was just below the pharaoh. They were in charge of giving advice to the pharaoh as well having religious duties.
Nobles, Priests and Officials.
What really and truly allowed Egypt to thrive and become so rich?
(Answers may vary)
-the Nile flooding every year, the silt that came with the flood, the nutrient-rich soil, and above all, FOOD SURPLUS
Doctors not only tried to heal their patients physically, they also did this..... to help cure them.
Pray, say incantations, or chant
The archaeological find that helped unlock Hieroglyphics for scholars.
The Rosetta Stone
These are some of the most famous Egyptian archaeological sites.
The Great Pyramids.