Mummies
What is a mummy?
a dead body that has been preserved from decaying
The longest river in the world is the_____.
Nile
What kingdom began when a new dynasty came to power in Egypt and the Old Kingdom declined?
The Middle Kingdom
How many levels of social classes did Egypt have?
4
The Egyptians were _______.
Polytheistic
Canopic Jars
What is the nickname the Egyptians gave the Nile?
Hapi
What kingdom came after the Middle Kingdom?
The New Kingdom
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
farmers, merchants, servants and slaves
Who was the god of the underworld?
Osiris
What did the embalmer wear?
A jackal headed costume
True or False
The Egyptians worshiped the Nile as a god.
True
True or False
The New Kingdom was the greatest period in Egyptian History.
True
Who was at the top of the Social Classes?
Pharaoh
Ra, the sun god
What was the first thing the embalmer did?
cleaned out the skull
What happened each summer that caused the soil to become very fertile?
Flooding of the Nile
What pharaoh began ruling when he was about nine years old?
King Tut
Name 5 foods the Egyptians ate
watermelon, figs, cucumbers, bread
fish, dates, onions
What book was buried with the dead?
The Book of the Dead
What was the last thing the embalmer did?
The body was washed and wrapped in linens
How did the Nile help the farmers water their crops?
Who discovered King Tuts tomb?
Howard Carter
Both men and women. They were made of human hair and beeswax.
What did they believe about the future life of the deceased person's body?
They did not believe the body would live again.