Rulers/Pharaoh
Archaeologists found this tomb in 1922 filled with treasures and the kings burial mask. Who's tomb was it?
King Tut (Tutankhamen)
what is a trade route?
a path followed by traders
What was papyrus used for?
A Pharaohs main job was....
To rule over Egypt.
A pyramid served what purpose in relation to a pharaoh?
It showed his importance, and demonstrated his journey to the afterlife.
This pharaoh fought the Hittites and is considered the last great Egyptian Pharaoh. Who is he?
Ramses the Great
What would happen if the nile did not flood regularly?
Farm land would not be fertile , no means of farming
The system of writing using symbols Egyptians used....
Hieroglyphics
What did a scribe do?
worked for the government and temples by keeping records and accounts.
How were beliefs about the afterlife linked to items placed in tombs?
Who was the queen married to Pharaoh Thutmose who eventually ruled in his place?
Queen Hatshepsut
The elite are....
Mrs. Thompson duh........people of wealth and power.
The person who wrote accounts and kept records was called a...
scribe
Farmers relied on what river for annual flooding?
The Nile
Located in ancient tombs are coffins containing what scary thing Avery hates?
mummies ;)
The most famous Pharaoh of the old kingdom was...
Khufu (Koo-foo)
What wast he impact of the trading routes on Kush?
kush was weakened by loss of trade
What was the Rosetta Stone?
a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics used to help scholars translate hieroglyphics
Artisans, Artists, and Architects contributed to society by....
they created sculptures, buildings, jewelry, metalwork, and leatherwork. They helped in government jobs and created temples/pyramids.
Egyptians believed these structures were homes of the gods.
Temples
Who do some think was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
What was the ranking in Egyptian society
(who came first, second, third , and fourth)
1st: pharaohs 2nd: Nobles, 3rd :Scribes and craftspeople last: farmers, servants, and slaves
How is hieroglyphic writing different from our writing today?
They had 600 symbols, rather than 26 in our alphabet. They wrote horizontally or vertically or left to right, right to left.
What challenges did the pyramid builders face?
Cutting the stones, working conditions, organizing and feeding workers, keeping the dimensions straight.
This colossal limestone statue of a mythical creature with a lions body and a human head is called what?
The Great Sphinx of Giza