Geography
Lifeline of Egypt; flows south to north
Nile River
The worship of many gods
Polytheism
Picture-based writing system used for religious texts, monuments, and records.
Hieroglyphics
The act of preserving a dead body for the afterlife.
Mummification
What are the rivers in Mesopotamia where civilization grew?
Tigris and Euphrates
Region located in the north (near the Nile Delta)
Lower Egypt
Ancient Egyptian sun god, creator of the universe, king of the gods, and patron of pharaohs
Ra
Writing was a divine gift from _______, the god of wisdom.
Thoth
In Step 2, a person's insides were rinsed with palm wine and _____________.
frankincense
Area with rich soil in Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Fertile triangular area where the Nile meets the Mediterranean
Fertile Crescent
The head of a crocodile, forebody of a lion, and hindquarters of a hippopotamus, waiting to devour the hearts of the unworthy
Ammit
An ancient Egyptian name plate.
Cartouche
The salt-like substance that the body was filled with in Step 3 of the mummification process
Natron
Mesopotamia means .. .
"land between the rivers"
Fertile spots in the desert where water is found
Oasis
The ancient Egyptian god of mummification, the afterlife, and the dead
Anubis
Discovery used to decipher hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
The ceremony that was meant to restore the senses to the deceased.
Opening of the Mouth Ceremony
Syrian Desert
Incredibly fertile, nutrient-rich mud deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile River
Silt
What is weighed against a soul's heart before they enter the afterlife?
Be specific!
Ma'at's feather
Hieroglyph means "sacred carvings" or "_______ words."
god's
What organ was removed first due to it being useless?
The brain
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia