Writing & Literature
The ancient Egyptian picture-writing system
What is Hieroglyphics
What was the purpose of Egyptian temples?
To honor and worship the gods
What kind of year is based on the moon?
A lunar year
What controlled everything in nature and life according to ancient Egyptian beliefs
The gods
The river ancient Egyptians depended on for survival
What is The Nile River
Egyptians develop writing around what year
What is 3200 BCE
Who designed the first step pyramid?
Imhotep
What bright star did Egyptians watch to predict the Nile floods?
Sirius
Who was the Egyptian sun god who traveled across the sky each day?
Amon-Re
The White Nile begins
Where is Lake Victoria, Eastern Africa
What were people who knew how to read and write in ancient Egypt were called
What are Scribes
Where were the three great pyramids built?
Giza
What is the study of shapes and sizes called?
Geometry
What goddess represented love, caring, and protection?
Isis
What was ancient northern Sudan called?
Nubia (or Kush)
What plant was papyrus made from?
The papyrus plant
What is the name of the giant statue that guarded the road to Khafre’s pyramid?
The Sphinx
What is the study of stars and objects in the sky?
Astronomy
Why did Egyptians believe they should obey the pharaoh?
They believed the pharaoh was a god on Earth
Why is the southern part of Egypt called Upper Egypt
Because it is upstream from the Mediterranean Sea
What famous Egyptian text guided souls in the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
What is a sculpture?
A free-standing statue made of clay, stone, or other materials
What is the study of the human body and its organs called?
Anatomy
What did Egyptians call life after death?
The afterlife
What did the ancient Egyptians call their fertile land?
Kemet (the Black Land)