Farmers
How many seasons were there for farmers?
3
(100 Bonus Points: name the 3 seasons)
Who did the builders build pyramids for?
Kings
How long was a body left in natron to dry out?
40 days
What are hieroglyphics?
a system of pictures
What is natron?
mineral salt
(100 bonus points: what was it used for?)
Where did the farmers grow their crops?
Along the riverbank of the Nile
How long do we think it took to build a pyramid?
15-30 years
Where did the embalmers place mummies in after wrapping them?
Sarcophagus
What material did scribes write on?
Stone, papyrus, and clay
What does contribute mean?
to give something to help or achieve something
What were 3 animals that a farmer raised?
Cows, goats, chickens, pigs, ducks, and geese
What materials were used to build a pyramid?
Limestone and Pink Granite
What 4 organs were put in canopic jars?
Lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines
(100 Bonus Points: which organ was left in the body?)
What was papyrus made of?
Papyrus reed
(100 Bonus Points: where could this plant be found?)
What does fertile mean?
to produce crops from soil
What were 4 crops that farmers grew?
Wheat, barley, onions, beans, cabbage, leeks, lettuce, figs, melons, pomegranates
What were 3 things that builders constructed?
Pyramids, houses, and temples
Why did the Egyptians preserve bodies using mummification?
The Egyptians believed that the mummified body was the home of the soul. If the body was destroyed, the spirit might be lost.
What were 3 things scribes wrote about?
to record the stocks of food, court proceedings, wills and other legal documents, tax records, magic spells, and all of the things that happened every day in the life of the pharaoh.
What does technique mean?
it is a way to carry out a task
What is one way that farmers contributed to modern society? (what do we do today that they did in the past?)
- Invented ploughing
- Developed irrigation systems
What is one way that builders contributed to the Ancient Egyptian civilization?
- Built pyramids for kings
- Built shelter for people
What is one way that the embalmers contributed to the Ancient Egyptian civilization?
- Laid the dead to rest
- Ran religious ceremonies
What was one way that scribes contributed to modern society?
- Hieroglyphics helped us to learn about their way of life
- Used something like paper for writing
What does symbolize mean?
it means to 'stand for' something