Ancient Egypt Geography
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
This word means king
Pharaoh
Who is at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Peasants and slaves
Mummies were placed in these
Tomb
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
The Nile River
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
This pharaoh became king at age 9
King Tut
Before mummification, name the organ that was removed through the nose.
the brain
The Nile rivers flows .....
What is north?
True of False: The Nile floods every year
True
Ancient Egypts staple food and beverage?
What is bread and beer?
How long did it take for the entire process of mummification to take place?
what is about 70 days?
What are the two seas that surround Ancient Egypt?
What is the Mediterranean and Red Sea?
Egyptian Sun God
Ra
What were the 3 social classes and who made up each class?
What is the upper, middle and lower?
Upper: pharaohs, government officials, nobles, military leaders
Middle: artisans, merchants, some scribes
Lower: farmers, peasants, slaves
This sacred text guided the dead through the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
How did the desert surrounding Egypt impact its development?
What is it provided natural protection from invaders?
What is a delta? Which region of Egypt is located near the Nile Delta?
What is where the river empties into the ocean and Lower Egypt?
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
mummification
What ceremony determined their fate in the afterlife? Who conducted the ceremony and how was it conducted?
What is "The Weighing of the Heart", Osiris, and the feather of Maa't was weighed on a scale with the heart. If it was balanced then the pharaoh would be worthy for the afterlife and if it was unbalanced it would be eaten by the Eater of the Dead.