Key Terms
Tomb built for pharaohs
Pyramid
Importance of the Nile River
Provided water for crops, transportation, and trade
What job did most Egyptians have?
Farmers
Use of hieroglyphics
Writing and record keeping
Person who could read and write; recorded information
Scribe
How did the deserts help protect Egypt?
Deserts kept out enemies and invaders
Who were at the top of the social pyramid?
Pharaoh and nobles
Ways the Egyptians showed skill in building or art?
Pyramids, temples, sculptures, jewelry
Ruler of Egypt, believed to be a God
Pharaoh
Direction the Nile River flows
South to North
Why were scribes important?
They recorded laws, trade, and events
What is papyrus?
Egyptian writing using pictures and symbols
Hieroglyphics
What is the Nile Delta?
Area where the Nile spreads into branches before reaching the sea
Why were tombs built?
Tombs protected the body and treasures for afterlife
Which part of the calendar did they create?
12 month, 365 days
Process of preserving the body for the afterlife
Mummification
Role of the Pharaoh
Leader of Egypt and head of religion and government
What did Egyptians believe happened after death?
Life after death was eternal if you lived a good life
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Stone that helped decode hieroglyphics