Geography
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
This invention helped people keep time throughout the day even when it was cloudy or at night
A waterclock
Egyptians grew these crops in the fertile soil around the Nile
Wheat, barley, vegetables, figs, and melons
The first step to creating a mummy required priesta and doctors to:
Clean and purify the body
It was this person's job to write important information down. They inscribed it into stone tablets.
Scribe
This river brought water and created green and fertile valleys to grow crops in
The Nile
Egyptians used tall obelisks to create these tools for telling time
Sundials
Egyptians used these ditches and tunnels to move water from the Nile further out into the desert
Irrigation
These organs were removed from the mummy: Liver, Lungs, Stomach, and Intestines. Which organ did they leave in?
The heart
Egyptians invented this type of flat bread baked in a fire oven
Pita bread
What sea borders Egypt?
The Mediterranean Sea
Egyptians created a calendar that we use today. It has how many days?
365
Ancient Egyptians used the dark clay from the river to create these
Pottery/Waterclocks
The doctors covered the body in salt to do what to the body?
Dry it out
True or False:
Egyptians thought brains were very important and left them in the mummies for the afterlife.
FALSE!
They removed the brains from mummies.
These mountains stretch across the northwest corner of Africa
Atlas Mountains
The Egyptians used plants from the banks of the Nile to create this invention used to keep track of information
Papyrus
Egyptians used large stones to create tombs for kings and queens
Pyramids
What did they wrap the mummies in before they were buried?
Linen wrappings
Egyptians had a hard time moving through the desert. Instead they used boats to move up and down the:
Nile River
This desert surrounds Egypt and is the largest desert in the world
The Sahara Desert
Egyptians used these symbols to represent words and ideas. Some were written on papyrus, others were chiseled into stone tablets and walls
Hieroglyphics
Linen was made from this tall reed like plant
Flax
Pharaohs and queens were buried in how many coffins?
3 coffins
Egyptians made these goods to trade with each other and other civilizations