Inventions
Vocabulary
Mummies!
Social Structure
100
#5: Small rocks and sand in Egyptian bread led to bad breath and tooth decay, so the Egyptians invented what two things to help?
Toothpaste and breath mints
100
#8: The ruler of Egypt who owned all the land and told the people he was a living god.
Pharoah
100
#14: Which group of religious people were responsible for supervising the mummification process?
Priests
100
#20: What other people think about your importance to society is called...?
Status
200
The world's first type of paper was made out of a plant called...?
Papyrus. Used to keep important records like laws.
200
#10: The Egyptian writing system had more than 2,000 of these characters.
Hieroglyphs
200
#15: Preserving the body and making the mummy is also known as...?
Embalming
200
#19: What are two types of things that Egyptians wore to judge each other's status?
Jewelry and wigs. People thought those with higher status have more wigs and jewelry made out of metal.
300
#1: Plows help farmers dig up the ground. What was the main way Egyptians improved the plow to make it easier to farm?
They replaced wood parts with bronze metal and used oxen to pull the plow.
300
#9: They spent many years learning Egyptian writing in order to become a recorder of information. This was a high paying job!
Scribe
300
#11: What must be done first in the embalming process?
Removing all the organs except for the heart. The brain is removed through the nose with a hook. The organs are stored in jars. 
300
18. What are two jobs a peasant might have that are important to Egyptian society?
Peasants were farmers and builders. These were important jobs but considered low status
400
#3: This invention helped the Egyptians plan how to farm by breaking the year into three seasons: flooding, growing, and harvest.
The 365-day calendar.
400
#6: A group in society that is ranked by wealth, property, and rights.
Social class
400
#13: What is the reason why Egyptians mummified their dead?
To help the soul recognize the body to take it to the afterlife.
400
#16. Put the following social classes in order of status and power:
scribes;
government officials ;
peasants ;
pharaoh ;
priests ;
1. pharaoh
2. government official
3. priests
4. scribes
5. peasants
500
#2: What do the calendar and the ox-drawn plow have in common in helping Ancient Egyptians?
These inventions helped Egyptians become better farmers and grow more food!
500
#7: The rankings of social classes according to their status and importance in society is known as...?
Social structure
500
#12: What must be done before the mummy is ready for burial?
The body must be dried out in salt for 70 days. After that, the body is washed & oiled. Then a layer of sticky goo is added and the mummy is wrapped!
500
#17: Why is a triangle/pyramid shape used to show social structure?
A triangle shows the classes near the top have fewer people and the classes near the bottom have more people.