Geography
a long river that runs through Egypt
was commonly used to make jewelry and ornaments for two main reasons: the Egyptians believed it to be the flesh of the sun god Ra and because it was plentiful in the region.
What is Gold?
god of the afterlife, fertility and agriculture
Who is Osiris (Usir)?
a system of writing that Egyptians used as their alphabet and was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay. This process lasted 40 days.
What is a mummification?
formed by sediment left at the mouth of a river
What is a Delta?
a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.
What is Papyrus?
god of the sun
Who is Ra (Re)?
A salt mixture from dry lake beds in ancient Egypt
What is Natron?
a stone container for a coffin or body.
What is a sarcophagus?
the southern area of ancient Egypt
What is Upper Egypt?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt
What is silt?
Who is Tefnut?
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes
What is irrigation?
an ornament or small piece of jewelry thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease.
What is an amulet?
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is a Pharaoh?
god of the Nile and it's flooding
Who is Hapi?
a rock that was used for cosmetics (make up) and hygiene
What is malachite?
to treat a dead body so as to preserve it from decay.
What is embalming?
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold
What is Nubia?
What is the Black Land?
Who is Anubis?
of soil or land that is capable of producing a lot of vegetation or crops
What is fertile?
this was left in the body because it was considered to be the center of intelligence
What is the heart?