Vocab
a group of traders traveling together, often through deserts
caravan
the system of making and trading things
economy
to wrap a dead body in strips of cloth to keep the body from decaying
mummify
a gift made to a god
offering
Can you visit some of the pyramids today?
Yes! There are many pyramids and statues still standing today
to bring together as one
unite
having great power
powerful
rich or having wealth
wealthy
a reed from the Nile River used to make paper
Papyrus
Did Egyptian people believe that pharaohs were similar to regular people? Or were they something more?
They believed pharaohs were gods who ruled everything
A king or ruler of Egypt
Pharaoh
a bowl-like area for storing water
basin
to begin to use
adopt
Hatshepsut
What was the tablet called that provided scientist with the ability to decode hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
A place to bury a dead body
tomb
a metal covering that protects the body in battle
armor
a kind of picture writing in Egypt
hieroglyphics
Why did people bury rulers with all of their favorite things?
They believed that the afterlife was similar to life on Earth. They wanted their rulers to have all of their favorite things in the afterlife.
What was the symbol of Upper and Lower Egypt becoming united?
The two crowns combined (red and white)
fighting between people within their own country
Civil war
a person from another country
foreigner
a tall, pointed stone pillar
Obelisk
How many kingdoms were there? What were they called?
3: The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, The New Kingdom
Why did Egyptians build pyramids?
To house the tombs for the pharaohs when they died