The Nile River
Mummification
King Tut
Pyramids
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Why was the Nile River so important to the Ancient Egyptians?
It gave them water to drink and grow their crops
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Why did people want to become mummified?
so their body wouldn't rot for the afterlife
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Around how old was King Tut when he died?
19
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What shape is a pyramid?
triangle
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What is ancient Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
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What did the Nile river do each year?
Flood
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How many days did it take for the whole process?
70 days
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Why is he famous?
His tomb was discovered untouched
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How many years did it take to build a pyramid?
about 20 years
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What was considered the most sacred animals?
cats
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What was the rich soil called that made it great for growing crops?
Silt
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What did they put your organs in?
Canopic Jars
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Who discovered his tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter
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Who would have a pyramid built?
a pharoah
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What was usually inside a tomb besides the mummy?
furniture, jewels, gold, food, pottery
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Besides drinking what could the Ancient Egyptians do on the Nile River?
Travel by boat
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What was the name of the salt used to dry out the body?
Natron
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What was the legend about King Tut's tomb?
Whoever went in was cursed
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Why were the pyramids built?
As a tomb for Pharoahs
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What was the stone called that help translate the hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
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What were the reeds called that grew along the river that were used to make paper?
Papyrus
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What were the mummies wrapped in?
Linen
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Name two possible ways they think King Tut may have died
an injury to the head or a broken leg
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What did pyramids often have to hid the mummies?
Curses, secret traps, blocked passages
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What is the word for the belief in many Gods called?
Polythesim
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