History/ Vocab and more
The three time periods Egypt's history is broken into.
What are: The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and The New Kingdom
The Sun God- known as protector and King of all Egyptian Gods
Who is RA
The material mummies were wrapped in with a special glue to keep them in place.
Two purposes of the Nile River in Ancient Egypt besides providing drinking water.
What are: transportation, watering crops.
Poor Egyptians typically ate ______ and drank ______.
What are bread and beer.
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were named this way because of this reason.
What is: the direction the Nile River flows
Egyptian gods typically had the head of a _______ and body of a _________.
What is head of an animal and body of a man/human.
What is: a sarcophagus
The name of the special plant used to make paper, shoes, and other goods
What is: papyrus
A form of picture writing based on sounds that Egyptians created to tell stories.
What are: hieroglyphics
A long line of rulers, all from the same family.
What is: a dynasty
To prepare for festivals, priests often did these two things to the statues because they believed the Gods who they depicted actually lived inside.
What are: Bathe them and feed them
The only organ left in the body of a mummy.
What is: The Heart
All houses in Ancient Egypt including the Royal palace were made of this material.
What is: mud brick
Men and women both wore this to accentuate their face and show their status and wealth.
What is: makeup
The great piece of architecture located in Giza with the head of a man, and the body of a lion.
What is: The Sphinx
The meaning of the word "Pharaoh"
What is "The Great House" / "Great House"
The main reason bodies were mummified in ancient Egypt
What is: to prepare people for the afterlife.
The dimensions of The Nile River Valley (in miles)
What are 10 miles wide, by 600 miles long.
Ancient Egyptians used this substance to keep their wigs in place and protected from the elements.
What is: beeswax
One of the most famous women pharaohs who went on to marry into the Roman Empire, and eventually lost control of Ancient Egypt.
Who is: Cleopatra
The name of Egypt's most famous Pharaoh who passed away at age 18. He was thought to be a great ruler, but his death is mysterious- some even think "murder".
Who is: Tutankhamun / King Tut
The name of the special salt solution used to help preserve bodies in the mummification process.
What is: natron
The nickname for The Nile River
What is "The Lifeblood of Egypt"
The people in the social structure pyramid of Ancient Egypt underneath the Pharaohs.
What are: priests and Nobels