Vocabulary
Pharaohs
Mummification
Religion
Miscellaneous
100
A material very similar to paper made from a reed found along the Nile
What is papyrus
100
This young pharaoh died at the age of 19. His tomb was found by Howard Carter and Lord Canarvan and was filled with many riches.
Who is King Tut
100
For ancient Egyptians it was very important to prepare for the ______________ after death.
What is afterlife
100
Who was believed to be the god on earth?
Who is the pharaoh
100
How did Egyptian writing differ from Sumerian writing?
What is Egyptians used hieroglyphics, which are symbols that stand for a word or sound. Sumerians used cuneiform which was a system of writing that used triangular shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things. The shapes were pressed into clay tablets.
200
A body preserved by a special process
What is mummy
200
This person was the first female pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt.
Who is Hatshepsut
200
Poor people were buried where? Wealthy Egyptians had their bodies made into _________________.
What is the desert and mummies
200
___________ were also powerful, because Egyptians thought these people could gain favor with the gods.
Who are priests
200
Use the word pyramid and sculpture in a sentence.
What is answers will vary
300
12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, took reign around the age of 9 and died around the age of 19
Who is King Tut
300
This pharaoh ruled about 200 years after Hatshepsut. He spent much of his reign in war with Canaan and Syria.
Who is Ramses II
300
These tools were used to remove the ____________ through the nostrils of the deceased to prepare for the mummification process.
What is the brain and hooks
300
___________ was the god of the underworld. According to legend, he was killed and chopped into pieces by the rival god Seth. His wife moved heaven and earth to help her husband. Who was his wife?
Who is Osiris and Isis
300
Use the words artisan and mummy in a sentence.
What is answers will vary
400
This slab had writing on it in two languages, helped to decipher unknown languages
What is Rosetta Stone
400
Howard Carter and Lord Canarvan led an expedition to find King Tut's tomb. Many felt there was a ____________ put on the tomb due to many unexplained _____________.
What is curse and deaths
400
Bodies were ___________, bathed with _______________ to preserve them, and then _________________ in _________.
What is cleaned, chemicals, wrapped in cloth
400
One of the most important gods was __________-______. This god made a daily journey across the sky. Each night he died in the __________ and was reborn in the __________.
Who is Amon-Re, west and east
400
Draw a social pyramid showing the status of ancient Egyptians.
What is bottom level: farmers, servants, slaves next level up: merchants, artisans next level up: Scribes next level up: nobles, priests, officials top level: pharaohs
500
Artisans
Who are skilled workers who practice a handicraft
500
Three enormous pyramids were built at _________ for what king? The largest pyramid at this sight is known as what?
What is Giza, King Khufu and Great Pyramid of Khufu
500
What were canopic jars used for?
What is to store the deceased's organs
500
Explain how ancient Egyptian religion supported the power of the pharaoh.
What is they obeyed the pharaoh and is officials for fear of angering the gods.
500
Describe some of ancient Egypt's achievements in mathematics, science, and technology.
What is the ability to construct a pyramid, development of a calendar, study of the stars, invention of glass, mortar, and cosmetics, and the study of the anatomy.
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