Social Class
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
Scribes
The name of this jackal-headed god of the dead
Anubis
Egypt is located in this continent
Africa
The name of this ancient Egyption writing system
Hieroglyphics
True or False: Every person in ancient Egypt was mummified
False - Only wealthy egyptians could afford to be mummified. It was an expensive and time consuming process.
Who was at the top of the social class structure?
Pharaohs
In the story of Osiris and Isis, Seth tore the box into how many pieces?
Fourteen
The Nile river flows this direction
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called what?
Irrigation
In the final stage of mummification, the coffin was placed into this final outer housing of the mummy.
Sarcophagus
Which social class did not have any rights?
Slaves
What country was Cleopatra's family from?
Greece
The southern area of ancient Egypt
Upper Egypt
Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
Pyramids
These jars were used to hold mummified organs. The tops of the jars were shaped like animals or gods.
Canopic Jars
True or false, wealthy upper class Egyptians worked as government officials
True
A pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Tutankhamun
The northern area of Egypt
Lower Egypt
The title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
If the Egyptian embalmer did not do a good job what would happen the the mummy's soul in the afterlife?
It would not recognize and reunite with its body
The largest portion of people in ancient Egypt were what?
Farmers
The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by this person in 1922
Howard Carter
These two seas surround Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
A reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper
Papyrus
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
The heart