social pyramid
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
pharaoh
True or False: Kush built 100's of pyramids?
True
A series of rulers from the same family is known as what ?
dynasty
Egyptians prepared for the afterlife in 2 ways.
1. live a good life
2. ?
preserving their bodies (mummification)
Egyptians form of writing. Symbols that represent a word or sound
hieroglyphics
Most of these people were prisoners of war and can be found at the bottom of Egypt's social pyramid?
slaves
White material that comes from elephant trunks is known as what ?
ivory
He was the son of Hatshepsut.
Thutmose III
We call them pyramids, Egyptians call them what ?
tombs
The pyramids were the tallest buildings in the world for how long ?
4,000 years
They are in the middle of the social pyramid and their job was to write. Who are they ?
scribes
A group of rocky river rapids. Common on the Nile river in Kush.
cataracts
popular pharaoh who was in power for 66 years. Used war to build Egypt's wealth.
Ramses II
This god was born everyday and died every night ?
Ra (The sun god)
this material found along the Nile is very similar to paper
papyrus
Who belongs on the social pyramid with nobles and officials ?
priests
What type of wood did Kush trade with Egypt that was highly valued for its "dark" color?
ebony
She made herself pharaoh when her husband died. She dressed as a king and even wore a symbolic fake beard. Who is she ?
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry and other treasures ?
so they could enjoy them in the afterlife.
The study of the body and its organs is known as ?
anatomy
Weavers and potters are ___________, which can be found equal to merchants on the social pyramid.
artisans
How did Egyptians use the Nile river to successfully irrigate the land?
they built walls of earth to trap the flood waters.
Officials that work in offices that handle the business of the government?
bureaucracy
Why did the Egyptians want to preserve bodies through mummification ?
to keep the body looking the same so the soul could find or recognize it
Why did Egyptians create a calendar with 365 days?
so farmers knew when to plant/harvest crops.