Geography/Daily Life
Africa
Who was at the very top of the social hierarchy pyramid?
Pharaoh
What was the writign system used by Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What does polytheistic mean?
The belief in many gods.
What is Egypt's most famous group of pyramids named?
Pyramids of Giza
Name two foods commonly eaten by Egyptians.
Wheat, Barley Flax, Fish, Figs, Grapes
Which group of people kept records and did most of the writing?
Scribes
About how many symbols were used in hieroglyphics?
about 700
Why were curses written inside tombs?
To scare away grave robbers.
What is the name of the builders and workers in stone?
Masons
Name 2 natural barriers that protected Ancient Egypt from invaders.
Deserts
Mediterrnanean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
What is a bureaucracy?
A clear division of labor and set of rules for each group of people.
What was the faster, short-hand version of hieroglyphics called?
Hieratic Script
What did Egyptians do to preseve their dead?
Mummify them.
What is a quarry?
Lare stone pits where stone is mined.
Why did so few children survice to become teenages in Ancient Egypt?
There were no doctors, lots of deseases and sicknesses.
Who was one of th last pharaohs of Ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra
What helped historians finally learn to read hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Where were pharaohs and wealthy Egyptians burried?
Pyramids.
Valley of the Kings
What is the the Great Sphinx?
A carving of a mythological creature with the head of a human and body of a lion.
Why was the Nile River so important to Egyptian life?
It provided water, transportation, fertile soil, and food.
Why was King Tut so famous?
He was the most well preserved pharaoh.
(His tomb was nearly untouched and full of treasures.)
How did the Rosetta Stone help us learn how to read hieroglyphics?
It had the same message written on it in 3 different languges and people knew how to read the other 2 languages.
Why did Egyptians mummify people?
They believed in they would need their bodies for the afterlife.
Why was the building of pyramids such an important project for Egyptians?
They were tombs for pharaohs and showed the power and beliefs of Egypt.