Purple
What is the capital of Egypt
Cairo
Egyptians were very good at __________
farming
The country of Egypt is mostly ________
desert
Pyramids are pointed and shaped like a ________
triangle
It took ________ days to prepare a pharaoh for mummification.
50
Another name for a big stone case?
Sarcophagus
The king of Egypt was called?
pharaoh
What is the name of the river that Egyptians lived along side of?
Nile
____________ is writing that is made up of rows of pictures and symbols.
Hieroglyphs
Why were hieroglyphs so difficult to make?
The pictures were hard to draw. Many were carved into stone.
Paper was made from the _____________ plant?
Paprus
_______ is in the continent of _________
Egypt
Africa
What did the pyramids have to keep robbers from stealing things inside the tomb of a pharaoh?
sneaky traps
The _______ is half man and half lion.
spinx
Name four things Egyptians grew.
grapes, green vegetables, wheat, barley
Who developed a calendar of the months?
Priests
How long ago were the pyramids built?
5,000 years ago
Why were jewelry, food, furniture, and clothing placed inside the pharaoh's chamber?
so the pharaoh's spirit could take it with it into the afterlife.
Name four things that were put in the tomb of a pharaoh.
finest clothes, jewelry, food, furniture
Pharaoh's important body organs were taken out and placed in _____________
canopic jars
Name four things that were put in the tomb of a pharaoh?
finest clothes, jewelry, food, furniture
Who was the first king of Egypt?
Sun god, Ra
What is a shadoof (or shaduf)?
A machine used to lift water out of the river into ditches.
The calendar had 365 days with __________, _____________, and _______________.
12 months, 30 days in each, and 10 days in a week
A pharaoh was thought to be _______ and _________.
holy
powerful