The afterlife
The process of preserving the body
What is mummification.
the continent of Egypt
What is Africa?
little rapids in the river
What is caaracts?
the body was wrapped in this cloth.
Who is linen?
this organ was left in the body.
What is the heart?
worshipping more than one god or goddess
What is polytheism?
This was on the sarcophagus so the soul could locate the correct body.
What is a cartouche.
the people who went to school in ancient Egypt, starting at about the age of ten.
Who are scribes?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Who are viziers?
an Egyptian invention to help with irrigation
What is a shadoof?
This is the white powder found near the Nile used to dry the body out.
What is natron?
This pharaoh united lower and upper Egypt.
Who is Menes?
the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the soldiers, viziers/priests, merchants, and farmers?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
what is silt