geography
Main river of Egypt
Nile River
What technique did they use to preserve the body for the afterlife?
mummification
What is a pyramid?
A tomb typically for a Pharaoh
lowest in the social class?
peasant
Most people are settling near this physical feature .....
nile delta
what is the difference between polytheism and monotheism?
polytheism worships many gods monotheism says there is just one god
writing system is called?
hieroglyphics
pharaohs saw themselves as
kings and gods
how is the desert helpful?
gives them protection from their enemies
who was in charge of the mummification process?
priests
how did we know what was written on hieroglyphs ?
Rosetta Stone
after the pharaoh who is the most important group of people ?
priests
Besides good for farming, why else is the Nile River helpful?
charm to guide the soul safely to the afterlife
where would they put the organs during the mummification process?
canopic jars
what is a scribe?
people who can read and write
continent where Egypt is located
africa
in the afterlife, Egyptians believed their heart would be weighed against the feather of truth - what does that tell us about what they thought?
that a person would be judged on whether they lived good or bad lives
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important for understanding hieroglyphics?
a scribe is more important or least important than a priest? explain
less because religion was super important for them