Vocab
fertile soil
paperlike material
papyrus
Why was living by the Nile so great?
It flooded every year so it was predictable...great soil
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
slaves
When a king/pharaoh died his ____ would takes his places as ruler, this is called a dynasty
son
a type of fabric made from flax plants that was worn
linen
who build the Great Pyramid
Khufu
Name one method of farming the Egyptians used
shadouf, irrigation canals
Egyptians are the first people to create the first ______ because of their mummification progress
surgery
Why did they stop building the pyramids after Khufu's GREAT PYRAMID
they kept getting robbed of all the treasures
A person who wrote everything down, a coveted job, that took years of training.
scribe
an order in which family members inherited the throne
succession
What are some natural resources the Egyptians had?
precious stones
fish
Egyptians worshipped many gods this was called
polytheism
Egyptians believed the the pharaoh was a ______ so they did everything to please him.
God
a life that was believed to follow death
afterlife
dynasty
What dangerous animals live in the Nile River.
Hippopotamuses and crocodiles
Egyptians believed they would need their _____in the after life
bodies
Tombs to show how amazing the pharaoh buried there was.
to preserve a body for mummification
embalming
a type of monument with a four-sided shaft with a pyramid shaped top
obelisk
What did Egyptians use the Nile River for... (2 things)
fishing, food, travel, watering crops
What is the box called they put the mummy in?
sarcophagus
Why were mummies buried with belongings?
To take with them in the afterlife.