Geography
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
What did Pharoahs say they were to get power?
Gods
The system of writing in Egypt was called
Hieroglyphics
What is it called when a King/Queen gets power from their family (Power is passed down)?
Royal Bloodline or inheritance
Where did Egyptians bury their Pharoahs?
In the Pyramids
What is the name of the River that is in Egypt?
The Nile
What is a myth?
A story about creation or a story that explains something
What was the name of the Pharaoh who built the Great Pyramids at Giza?
Khufu
This Pharaoah is probably the most famous because his Tomb still had most of its contents
King Tut
What is the name of the process to prepare someone for death?
Mummification
What direction does the main river in Egypt flow?
Tell us one Egyptian myth
How the earth began
How Osiris became god of the underworld
What was different about slaves in Egypt vs Slaves in America?
Slaves were captives of war, not based on race
Hatsheput
What did Egyptians believe was the worst thing that could happen to you after you died?
Non-existence
What is the name of the plant that grew on the River that Egyptians used to make paper to keep records?
Papyrus
Osiris (and Anubus weighs the hearts)
What did people who built the pyramids drink? Why?
Beer because the water wasn't safe
The Pharoah tried to change the religion to get rid of the gods and only have one God
Akhenaten
Why did Egyptians leave food and other items in the tomb?
They believed the soul returned to the body each night and would need food
What 3 countries border Egypt today?
Libya, Sudan, Israel/Palestine
Also Eritrea and Ethiopia
What is a dynasty?
a series of rulers from the same family or bloodline
Name all of the Social Classes
Pharaohs, Noblemen, Scribes, Priests, Artisans/Craftsmen, Soldiers, Farmers/Peasants, Slaves
Name 6 Pharaohs
Ramses, King Tut, Hatsheput, Akenaten, Amenhotep, Xeres, Tutmoses
Name at least 5 steps you must do when burying someone
Wash them; remove the brain; remove the organs and place them in canopic jars; dry the body; wrap the body; place in a sarcaphaogus
Say prayers/chant