Egyptian Knowledge
This civilisation developed over a period of 3000 years, with a history divided into 3 periods.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian people had many gods. What do you call this religious belief?
Polytheism
One of the beliefs central to Egyptian way of life and religion.
Afterlife.
The father of the Ancient Egyptian Kingdom is?
Tombs built by the ancient Egyptians for the pharaoh.
Pyramids and mastabas.
The pharaoh.
Horus
Why was agriculture the basis of Ancient Egyptian economy?
The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into what body of water?
Mediterranean.
The ancient Egyptians did this method to their dead, in the belief that the dead travelled to the afterlife.
Mummification.
Civil servants serving the Royal Egyptian court.
Priests and scribes
The Egyptian god of the Sun.
Amun-Ra
They were the ones who wrote and recorded information?
Scribes.
Egyptians developing sciences such as astronomy, geometry and engineering were a necessity for the annual flooding of the Nile. These were built to control flood levels along Nile riverbanks.
Dams and dikes.
How many days does a mummification take place?
Seventy days.
On which continent was ancient Egypt located?
Africa
He was the god of death and resurrection.
Osiris
An egyptian plant from which paper is made.
Papyrus
On what orientation does the river flow?
To the north.
The book of the dead.
What is the name of the Egyptian writing system?
Hieroglyphs.
The goddess revered as the divine mother and protectress of ancient Egyptians.
Isis
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
Taxes and slavery.
How often did the Nile River flood?
Annually, at about the same time.
The only internal organ left in a dead Egyptian body after mummification believing this is the center of his emotions and intelligence.
Heart.