Geography
What is the name of the river that was important to life in Egypt?
The Nile River
Who were the people who Egyptians believed could communicate with the gods?
Priests
How did Egyptians draw pictures of the gods differently than normal people?
As half people with animal heads
What animal did the Egyptians believe was the most important?
Cats
What were the names of the large buildings that Egyptians built to keep tombs and mummies inside of?
What continent is Egypt located in?
Northern Africa
What is the name of the places where Egyptians worshipped?
Temples
How could you tell that something was important to the Egyptians through their artwork?
Things that were more important were drawn larger than the others
What body part did they not take out of a person's body when turning them into a mummy?
Their heart
What are the kings of Egypt called?
Pharaohs
What kind of climate does Egypt have?
A desert climate
What materials were temples made out of?
Stone
How was the outside of the coffin/sarcophagus decorated for mummies?
With bright colors, pictures of the afterlife, and hieroglyphics.
Why did Egyptians believe that people needed to become mummies?
They believed in an afterlife and thought the person's soul needed to be able to return to their body.
Why did the Egyptians build their houses out of mud bricks?
To stay cool in the desert heat
Why was the Nile River important to Egypt?
Because it provided water and good soil for the crops that farmers grew.
Explain what the Egyptians believed about death.
They believed in an afterlife. They believed that after you die, your soul goes on a journey and would return to the body after it finished the journey.
Where is most Egyptian artwork found?
In tombs
What did Egyptians like to do with their free time?
What are 3 things that the Egyptians are responsible for creating?
Makeup, hieroglyphics, papyrus paper, mummies, pyramids, the Sphinx, the game of Senet, etc.
Why was it important that Egypt was isolated from other civilizations because of the surrounding desert?
Because it protected them from other armies and allowed them to create their own culture.
Explain the jobs of the scribes, priests, and nobles.
Scribes: ran the government
Priests: worked in the temples
Nobles: kings/pharaohs or other important people who lived the best lives
What are the names of the jars that the Egyptians kept organs in and decorated like animal heads of the gods?
Canopic Jars
Name the groups from each social class.
Hint: Lower: 1 group Middle: 2 groups High: 3 groups
Lower: Slaves
Middle: Farmers, Craftsmen
High: Nobles, Priests, Scribes
Name the two people/groups that conquered Egypt and the years when they conquered it.
Alexander the Great: 332 BCE
Roman Empire: 30 BCE