Social Pyramid
The group with the least amount of people on the pyramid
Pharaoh
A mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
Silt
The practice of one person owning another person
Slavery
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.
Irrigation
Name of the river that was central to Egyptian society
The Nile river
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Slaves and farmers
A fertile, triangular flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
Delta
The title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
An Egyptian tale about a jealous god that kills his brother, casts his body in the Nile. His body is gather by his sister/ wife, put back together, and his son seeks revenge.
Legend of Osiris
These people were skilled artisians
Scribes and Craftspeople
The southern area of ancient Egypt
Upper Egypt
The way people are organized in a society
Social Structure
Giant stone structures used to house the dead for passage into the afterlife
Pyramids
The Nile river empties into the...
Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of the group who worked as priests and governments workers
Nobles
The direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt
North
The belief in or worship of more than one god
Polytheism
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
Mummification
Name the three seasons of the Nile
Ahket, Peret, Shemu
Pharaoh was considered...
A god and king
Modern day city the pyramids are located near
Cairo
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
Theocracy
The Nile River was the _______________ of Egyptian society
Center
Which of the three seasons was the time to harvest?
Shemu