Geography
What continent is Egypt on?
Africa
The Egyptians thought that the Pharaoh was __________.
A god or given power by the gods.
These were built by hand with no machines.
The pyramids
Who was at the top of Egypt's social structure?
The Pharaoh
The Egyptian form of writing was called . . .
Hieroglyphics
This river was essential for ancient Egypt survival.
The Nile River
The name of the Egyptian god with green skin who was was the god of the afterlife and agriculture.
Osiris
The Egyptian's mastered __________ which allowed them to get water to their crops.
Irrigation
What could scribes do that other social classes were unable to do?
Scribes could read and write.
The reed plant used to make sandals, mats, paper and baskets
Papyrus
What landform surrounded the Nile River Valley.
Desert
The Egyptians believed in many gods. This is called _______________.
Polytheism
True or False
Egyptians invented breathmints?
True
Name one thing that Egyptian women could do that women in other societies could do?
Own property, represent themselves in court, inherit land, run a business, inherit land, be a priestess
The Nile River Flows _________ to ___________.
South to North
What plant grew in the Nile River delta what was imporant to Egyptians life?
Papyrus
Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
To prepare them for the afterlife.
Name 3 achievements of the ancient Egytians.
Hieroglyphics, Papyrus, Calendar, Irrigation, Surgery, Dentistry, Makeup, Mummification, Engineering, etc.
Why were commoners/farmers important to Egypt's social structure?
They grew the food and made the goods that the society needed to survive.
People at the top of the social structure pyramid were preserved in this way.
Mummification
Name three reasons the Nile was important to the lives of the ancient Egyptians.
Fishing, drinking water, protection from invasion, flooded bringing fertile soil for farming, irrigation, transportation.
The name of the god with the head of a crocodile, body of a lion and rear-end of a hippo?
Ammit
Mummies were preserved with this substance, which is essentially modern day salt and baking soda.
Natron
What was the job of an Egyptian vizier?
A high ranking official in Egypt's government who was the Pharaoh's advisor.
This Pharaoh became a king at age 9.
King Tut or Tutankhaman