Vocabulary
Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
Name of the major river in Egypt
Nile
Burial practice of ancient Egypt
Mummification
Name of young male pharaoh who died around the age of 18
King Tut
Continent where Egypt is located
Africa
Name of the title given to a ruler of Egypt
Pharaoh
A way to water crops
Irrigation
Belief and worship of many gods or goddesses
Polytheism
Location of pharaohs on Egypt's social pyramid
Where are more people on a social pyramid--at the top or bottom?
at the bottom
A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
This physical feature surrounds most of Egypt and keeps intruders out. *Hint it shows up tan on a map
Desert
Reason why bodies were mummified
Believed they would need them in the afterlife
Name of the secretive place where pharaohs were laid to rest
Valley of the Kings
Fertile soil
silt
Trading path followed by merchants
Trade Route
Name a benefit of rivers in ancient civilizations
Trade, travel, source of fresh water, irrigation
Organ that was believed to not be needed and was discarded during mummification process
Brain
Name another pharaoh of ancient Egypt (not King Tut)
Cleopatra, Nefertiti, Djoser, Ramesses
Someone who barters and trades for a living
Merchant
Goods or crops that exit a civilization to be sold to other areas
Triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Nile River
Delta
Name of casket mummies were placed in after the mummification process was complete
Sarcophagus
Reason why pharaohs were buried in the Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings was harder to spot and therefore harder for grave robbers to steal from
Jars that held the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines during the mummification process
Canopic jars