Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
Dynasty
What were Egyptian gods like?
Half human /Half animal
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
Nutrient-rich, having the ability to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield is another word for ...
Fertile
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
What did the Egyptian economy center around?
Farming and Fishing
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
In Egpytian society, what group of people would have made up the lowest social class?
Slaves
What is the word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms?
Irrigation
The first female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Northern Egypt is called Lower Egypt
Southern Egypt is called Upper Egypt
What type of government did Ancient Egypt have?
Theocracy- Law and religion combined
Ancient Egyptians believed this body part would be weighed to see if they could get into paradise
Heart
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?
Answers will vary
This was built for Khufu, is 500 feet tall and used 2 million stone blocks.
The Great Pyramid