Geography
Egypt is located on which contient?
Africa
We use an alphabet. What form of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
All Egyptian bodies were mummified.
False. Only rich people
Both boys and girls were sent to school to learn to read and write.
What is the name of the river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile
What was the name of the plant used to make paper?
Papyrus
The Egyptians believed that the brain was sacred?
No, they got rid of it!
When a pharaoh died in Egypt, where was their body placed?
In a pyramid
In what direction does the Nile river flow?
South to North
Name 2 things that are different about Ancient Egypt and Modern day Austria?
Answers will vary
Name one other thing that was mummified besides people.
Cats!
The Egyptians believed in an afterlife?
Yes!
Desert
Egyptian history is split into three different time periods. What are the names of each of these time periods?
What is the old, middle, and new kingdoms?
Why did Egyptians mummify their dead?
Because they believed they needed to keep the body safe for the afterlife.
After a person died their heart was weighed against which object?
A feather (the feather of truth)