Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
Egyptian Religion
Polytheism
large stone slab that was used to decode hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Mummies were placed in these to make the journey to the afterlife.
A tomb
Desert
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
Nile
This word means king
Pharaoh
What are 3 things the Nile provided for the Ancient Egyptians?"
1. Rich soil for growing food
2. Water for crops, people and animals
3. Egyptians used boats on the Nile to trade with other locations
What were they required to do for the civilization?
civil service
What determined the social groups in ancient Egypt?
Wealth and power
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river
Delta
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Ancient Egyptians believed this body part would be weighed to see if they could get into paradise
Heart
What is the word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms?
Irrigation
The first female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Who was the pharaoh that united upper and lower Egypt?
Narmer or Menes
Southern Egypt was referred to as the “upper” half because
The Nile River started there, while northern Egypt was known as the “lower” half since the Nile ended there
Egyptians buried spells and instructions from this book with their dead
Book of the Dead
Mummification, the pyramids (tombs), and the Book of the Dead all show the importance of the ancient Egyptians' belief in the _______.
Afterlife
Two archeologists found this in 1922
King Tutankhamen's tomb
What is the plant used to make a paper like material?
Papyrus
What is the process for how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead?
Mummification
What were 3 achievements of Ancient Egypt? (No specific answer)
Answers will vary
This was built for Khufu, is 500 feet tall and used 2 million stone blocks.
The Great Pyramid