Map Skills
Natural Features
Social Pyramid
Mummification
Gods & Goddesses
100
Describe where upper and lower Egypt are
Upper Egypt is southern and Lower Egypt is northern
100
Name 2/3 of the natural ways of protection of Egypt
1.deserts 2.cataracts 3.seas
100
What was the second to lowest person on the social pyramid
artisans
100
Name first 2 steps of mummification
Organ removed and organs placed in jars
100
What goddess was the goddess of magic and protectress of children
Isis
200
Describe where the Libyan Desert and the Mediterranean Sea
The Libyan Desert is in-between Upper and Lower Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea is where the nile delta flow into.
200
Name a trade barrier
1.Desert 2.cataracts
200
What was a government official's main responsibilities?
carrying out commands (of pharaoh) and giving him advice
200
Name steps 3 and 4
Hooks used to remove the brain and body covered with salt for 40 days
200
What god was the sun god and creator of the universe
Amun Re
300
What is the name of the sea and the peninsula that is south of the Mediterranean Sea and east of the Nile River?
Sinai Peninsula and Red Sea
300
Why was a cataract a good way of protection?
Nobody could sail through a cataract and they broke ships
300
What were the main responsibilities of a priest?
watched over embalming/mummification and in charge of temples and religious ceremonies
300
Name steps 5 and 6
body washed and oiled and body wrapped in cloth (jewelry put in-between)
300
Anubis was the god of what?
embalmers and the dead
400
What river and sea is north of the Red Sea and the Arabian Desert?
Jordan river and Dead Sea
400
Why was the desert a trade barrier?
Nobody could cross the desert because it was very hot, dry, and it was very difficult to cross the sand
400
What was a scribe's main responsibility?
A scribe is the official writer of Egypt and collects taxes, collects the census, keep track of food supply, count number of killed enemies
400
Name steps 7 and 8
burial mask placed over head and body placed in coffin
400
What was Osiris the god of?
god an ruler of the underworld
500
Describe wear Giza, Cairo, Thebes and Karnak are
Giza and Cairo are up near the Nile Delta and Thebes and Karnak are in Upper Egypt near the middle of the Nile.
500
Name all the trade barriers and natural perfection (5)
Trade Barriers: cataracts and deserts Natural Protection: cataracts, deserts, seas
500
What are the MAIN responsibilities of the pharaoh
Owned all land and in charge of everybody's lives
500
Who watched dover mummification and what mask did they wear
Priest and anubis
500
What was Horus the god of?
king of gods and pharaohs also god of light and heaven
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