Early Rulers
The Egyptians viewed the Pharaoh as a god. What type of government is ruled by religious leaders?
Theocracy
Amun_Ra
The god of the Sun
What is the Book of the Dead?
A guide to the afterlife
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Tombs for the Pharaoh
served as government officials and supervised people who worked as clerks and scribes
The priests
Pharaoh originally meant what?
Great House
Osiris
The God of the afterlife
Did the Egyptians have a positive or negative view of the afterlife?
positive
Were the workers who built the pyramids paid well?
Yes
the people in ancient Egypt who wrote things down
Scribes
What did Bureaucrats supervise?
construction and repair of dams, canals, and granaries
Isis
The goddess of love, life, magic, and motherhood
What does Ani's heart get weighed against? Why is this important?
An ostrich feather, to see if Ani had led a good life
Traps and secret passages were built inside a pyramid to catch robbers
24/7 guards
If your parent was a ______ or an _______in ancient Egypt, it was assumed you would be too
Craftsmen, artist
The Egyptians thought that the Pharaoh was the son of the god...
Horus
Why did the Egyptians put a heart scarab amulet on during the mummification process
To stop the person's heart from betraying them
Wet the sand
Boats/ building canals
A child's job
Play games that required strength and agility
King Menes helped unite Lower and Upper Egypt by doing what?
Creating the double crown
Anubis
God of the Underworld, Protector of Graves and Guide to the Underworld
Why were animals embalmed?
They believed that certain species of animals were divine
What are examples of some rooms that appeared inside the pyramids?
They had rooms inside like store rooms, bedrooms, and even inside courtyards
What is a dowery?
some type of wealth in land or cattle or goods