What were the two main things the Egyptians were known for?
Pyramids and mummification
What were Hieroglyphics?
Sacred carving
True or False:
Egyptians were monotheistic
False
They were polytheistic
Before they came together, What was Egypt split up into?
Upper and Lower Egypt
True or False:
After Egypt experienced a civil war, they remained split into two regions.
True
What river did the Eqyptians use for agriculture?
The Nile River
What was the reason for hieroglyphics?
Showed Ideas and told stories
What is a pharaoh?
The rulers and gods
What did they use their mathematics for?
Building pyramids
True or False:
Egypt because overpopulated, and hard to control.
True
What dessert is Egypt located in?
The Sahara Desert
Name TWO things hieroglyphics were written on
Clay tablets
Papyrus reeds
True or False:
Mummification was for anybody who was good before their afterlife.
False
Mummification was only for royal and elite Egyptians
How off was their calendar?
About 6 hours
Why was Egypt always being taken over?
Grew too big
Didn't remain peaceful
Military is too small to keep control
What was their main ingredient for medicine?
Honey
Why is hieroglyphics important?
Helped grow Egypt
What was the point of filling the tombs with precious artifacts?
To help them in the afterlife
Where they lived, why was their agriculture so good?
Fertile Cresant
Name TRHEE groups of people who took over Egyptians.
Assyrians
Persians
Greeks
What is an Obelisk?
Funerary monument
How did hieroglyphics improve?
Turned more into an Alphabet
In what order from BOTTOM TO TOP does the Egyptian caste system go?
1. artisans
2. priests
3. scribes
4. pharaoh
5. peasants
6. Goverment officials
Name the FOUR things that advanced Egypt
Calendar
Surgery
Alphabet/scared writing
Mathematics
Name the THREE things that made Egypt fall
Loss of military power
Lack of natural resources
Political conflicts