Geography
Mummification
Kingdoms
Daily Life
Surprise Questions!
100
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North to South
100
Who were the only members of Ancient Egypt trusted with the important process of mummification? Chelsea, Brooke, Amber
Priests were the only trusted. This was an important and religious process, and only priests were entrusted with it.
100
Name the 3 kingdoms of Ancient Egypt.
The Old Kingdom- 2650-2134 BC The Middle Kingdom- 2125-1550 BC The New Kingdom- 1570-1090 BC
100
Describe Ancient Egypt's religion and belief in god.
Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic, which means the believe in many gods.
100
How long was a body set out to dry during the mummification process? Amber, Chelsea, Brooke
40 days
200
Describe where Lower Egypt is on the map? Amber
Lower Egypt is actually the upper part of Egypt
200
Why was the preservation of the body so important in mummification? Brooke
Egyptians believed that you will live a full existence, as you did in life, only in the afterlife, and it was important to have your body in livable condition, thus the body was maintained.
200
Each kingdom had its own special characteristics that set it apart from the others. In one of the kingdoms, the ruler of Egypt became known as a "pharaoh" in which kingdom was this?
The rule became known as the pharaoh in the Middle Kingdom
200
Describe ancient Egypt's system of writing.
The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system consists of several hundred picture signs. The signs can be divided into two classes, phonograms and ideograms
200
What was the stone that broke the code of the Egyptian hieroglyphics? Brooke
The Rosetta Stone
300
What, approximately is the length of the Nile River? Chelsea, Brooke, Amber
It is 4,100 miles long! It is the longest river in the world
300
How was the brain removed in the process of mummification?
A long poker was placed up the nose, reaching the brain, where it was scrambled about, and pieces were pulled back through the nose. Yuck!!
300
One of the most important rulers in Ancient Egypt ruled during the New Kingdom. He had 52 + children and he is largely responsible for building many temples and tombs that we still explore today. Who was this?
Ramses II
300
Describe in as much detail as you can, the role that women had in Ancient Egypt. Make sure you explain whether it was relatively good or bad at this time.
Women generally had a better quality of life than other ancient civilizations. Women could buy and own land, they could become the rulers. Their status increased when they had children and could even seek divorce, although this was rare.
300
What type of substance was left after a flood, this was what made the land fertile. Brooke, Amber
A layer of soil known as SILT was left behind in the wake of a flood.
400
Where in Egypt is there a rich, agricultural region?
In the delta region, located in Lower Egypt
400
There are 7 steps in the process of mummification, name 3.
1. Announcement of Death ?2. Embalming the Body ?3. Removal of Brain ?4. Removal of Internal Organs ?5. Drying Out Process ?6. Wrapping of the Body ?7. Final Procession
400
Name the mode of travel that rulers in all 3 kingdoms utilized?
All 3 traveled by boat on the Nile
400
What were Egyptian houses made out of?
A blend of mud that, when baked in the sun, was a very protective home.
400
What did the pharaohs use to travel to his/her afterlife? Chelsea
They traveled on the solar barque
500
Ancient Egypt's natural defenses protected them for many years from outside attack. A major part of this was the many deserts that make up Ancient Egypt. Name 2.
The Sahara Desert, The Eastern Desert, the Western Desert and the Nubian Desert.
500
Horus' four sons held an important duty in the afterlife. They each protected and watched over a vital organ. Name 2 of Horus' sons. Chelsea
Imset, Duemutef, Ha'py, or Qelpehseriues
500
Under the New Kingdom, a new capital was created. Where was this?
Thebes
500
Please name the 5 social classes of Ancient Egypt and give at least on example of someone that lived in that class.
Upper- Pharaoh Ruling class- Priests, nobility Middle Class- merchants, artisans, doctors Lower class- Peasants Slave class- no rights or powers
500
Give a brief description on what education was like in Ancient Egypt.
Original purpose of schools was to train priests Subjects taught Reading & writing Math Religious ceremonies & rituals Eventually temple schools provided more general education Usually schools attended only by the wealthy Girls did not attend school Taught domestic skills at home Students took notes on scraps of pottery Papyrus was expensive & only used by advanced students Strict discipline
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