THE AFTER LIFE
Early Pharaohs were buried in large stone _____ above the ground.
Pyramids
What country does the Nile River run through?
Egypt
This King was the first to unite the 2 parts of Egypt.
King Narmer. Also known as King Menes
What was developed to help the Egyptians predict when the Nile River was going to flood?
The calendar
What organ is left inside a mummy?
heart
What did the Nile River do every year that helped the Egyptians survive?
It flooded
Who is Ra?
The Sun God
The Pharoah who had the Great Pyramid of Giza built.
Khufu, also known as Cheops
What is the form of the earliest known writings from the Egyptians called?
Hieroglyphics
These jars are placed in a burial tomb and contain the mummies organs.
canopic jars
Ancient Egypt was divided into 2 parts, what were they called?
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Osiris is the God of ________
The Underworld
Howard Carter uncovered this young Pharoah's tomb fully intact.
King Tutankhamen
What did ancient Egyptians use to get water from the Nile River into their canals?
Shaduf
What were mummies wrapped in?
strips of linen dipped in resin, about 20 layers which equaled about a mile in length
wheat, barley, flax, onion, papyrus, garlic, leeks, lettuce, figs, dates, grapes, melons
Pharoah is also a God. True or false?
True
This pharaoh had 3 coffins and the inner most coffin was solid gold.
King Tut
This form of paper is made from reeds found on the banks of the Nile River.
Papyrus
Name 3 things that were buried with Pharaohs
boats, furniture, clothes, food, toys, weapons, jewelry, gold.
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
The evil brother of the God of the Underworld
Set
Hatshepsut
Using math and astronomy the Egyptians could tell the time of day with a __________.
Sundial