Living and Dead
a celebration of the dead is called a
funeral
The dead body of someone who was wrapped in cloth is called a ____________.
mummy
a huge tomb made for pharoah that is square at the bottom and has 4 triangle sides that meet at the top is called a ______________.
pyramid
True or False:
The ancient Egyptians had only one God.
FALSE!
They had several gods, or deities, that represented every aspect of their lives.
Egyptians used the ___________ plant to create writing paper.
papyrus
where could you visit dead relatives and deliver letters and offerings for them in the afterlife?
their tomb
A ____________ was placed over the face of the mummy- sometimes even made of solid gold!
mask
_________ would monitor pyramid workers and write down labor being done and tools being used.
scribes
A fierce hunting bird called a _________ was the head of the God Horus. And a wild dog called a _________ was the head of the God Anubis.
falcon
jackal
The only people in ancient Egypt who could read and write were known as _____________.
scribes
the _____________ or ghost of a person would become an ally of the living in the afterlife.
spirit
a sap used from trees called ______________ was used to fill the head of a dead person.
resin
true or false:
Only builders were needed to create they pyramids.
FALSE
Many people were needed: cooks to prepare food for workers, and people who made and fixed tools
What lesson did the Egyptians learn from the story of Osiris, Iris, and Horus
That some gods would protect them and give them life after death.
Ancient Egyptian writing is called _____________ , they are tiny pictures.
hieroglyphs
Where were the dead sent to perform their tests for the afterlife?
The underworld
The insides of the dead person were placed in jars around the body- these jars were made of a special stone called ____________.
Alabaster
The most famous pyramid is ___ _________ ___ _____.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
___________ means to live forever and never die.
eternal
People used ___________ , something that represents something else in writing.
symbols
Egyptians believed in an ________life, which is why they took such care in preserving their bodies after death.
after (life)
The ____________ is where the mummy was placed, it was usually in the shape of the human body. It was colorfully painted.
coffin
Why was it difficult for the pyramids to be built?
a. it wasn't! it was super easy!
b. they were huge and made of heavy blocks
c. there were no wheels or machines
d. because lions were hard to train and they built the pyramids
B and C :)
A great statue in Egypt that depicts the head of a man with the body of the lion is called the ________.
Sphinx
True or False:
Egyptian hieroglyphs are ALWAYS written from left to right.
FALSE:
they were written left to right, right to left, and even top to bottom- thats why it was so hard to read and write them!