Life
The writing in Egypt
Hieroglyphics
longest
Egyptians believed when you died you went where?
afterlife
The king, which also meant ________
Pharaoh or ruler
What is the land south of Egypt?
Nubia
Made paper from this plant
papyrus
Which way does the Nile flow?
South to North
When being mummified, they got rid of all the organs except one, which one?
Heart
Menes
Large cliffs in Nubia were made of what?
Granite
______ helped translate hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Between which two months does the nile flood yearly?
May and September
How many days did it take to mummify a body?
70 days
Who built triangular structures as tombs?
farmers
Name one way the Nubians were like Sumerians?
They worshipped many gods, believed their kings were gods, and created writing symbols.
Only civilization of time to give rights to _______
women
The nile has _____ cataracts
six
Before pyramids, they had tombs called what?
sarcophagus
Who would rule in place of a young king?
Their mother or regent.
These people ruled Egypt between the middle and new kingdom.
Hyksos
the merchant class
What is the northern triangular section of the Nile called?
Nile River Delta or Delta
The jars where they stored organs were called what?
canopic jars
Believing in more than one god is called _______
polytheism
Egypt lost power when ______ began its Empire.
Kush