Egyptian Contributions
Writer or record keeper
Who is a scribe?
River that flows through Egypt
What is the Nile?
Line of rulers from one family
What is a dynasty?
Tomb for the pharaohs of Egypt
What was a pyramid?
Forced payments
What are tributes?
Material used for paper, sandals, and baskets
What is papyrus?
Egypt is located on this continent
Where is Africa?
Gods and goddesses
Who are deities?
Egyptian kings that were considered supreme rulers, priests, and gods
Who are pharaohs?
Capitol was moved here after a new dynasty of pharaohs came to power
Where is Thebes?
Egyptians practiced this type of picture writing?
What is hieroglyphics?
Direction that the Nile River flows
What is north?
He was known as the sun god
Who was Re?
Pyramids were built in this Kingdom
What is the Old Kingdom?
Young pharaoh known for his tomb
Who is King Tut?
Found in Egypt in 1799 and allowed us to read and understand hieroglyphics because it translated them to Greek
What is Rosetta Stone?
The Nile River floods this many times per year
What is one?
Scented material often traded
What is incense?
These people build ancient pyramids
Who were slaves?
Two advantages of Egypt's location
What are...?
Rich soil from flooding
Natural protection from enemies (desert)
Delta and cataracts protected Egypt from invaders
Preserved wrapped body
What is a mummy?
Egyptians practiced mummification for these reasons
What were...?
Religious reasons
Believed in life after death and that the soul or KA lived on
The body had to be preserved as life-like as possible so that the KA would recognize it