Key Terms
A large building with four sloping sides shaped like triangles, such as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is a pyramid?
The longest river in the world, which flows through Egypt and was vital for agriculture and transportation.
What is the Nile River?
The pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.
Who was King Khufu?
True or False: Most ancient Egyptians knew how to read and write
False
Egyptians spent much of their time preparing for this; what the book of the dead would help you reach.
What is the afterlife?
The ancient Egyptian kings who were considered to be Gods and ruled over Egypt.
Who are pharaohs?
The direction of flow of the Nile river.
What is South to North?
A female pharaoh known for her successful reign and impressive temple.
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
It provided water and fertile soil, allowing crops to flourish in ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
What are pharaohs?
Preserved dead bodies of ancient Egyptians, believed to allow the deceased to live again in the afterlife.
What are mummies?
Rock-filled areas in the Nile River that presented challenges for travel and trade in southern Egypt.
What are cataracts?
He is known for his fully intact tomb, which provided insight into ancient Egyptian culture. Lots of Gold.
Who is King Tut?
Ancient Egyptian paper, made from a plant.
What is Papyrus?
A collection of spells to guide the deceased through the afterlife; cheat codes written on papyrus.
What is the Book of the Dead or Scroll of the Dead?
A family of rulers that maintains power for several generations.
What is a dynasty?
The triangular-shaped area where the Nile River spreads out and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the delta?
The southern region of Egypt, characterized by narrow valleys and the flow of the Nile River toward the north.
What is upper Egypt?
What happens when there was too much water for the Nile to hold; happened so regularly Egyptians made a calendar based on it.
What is annual flooding?
The pharaoh could do anything he wanted because of this.
What is absolute power?
The ancient Egyptian “picture writing” used for communication and record-keeping.
What is hieroglyphics?
Rich soil left on the land after the Nile floods, allowing for successful agriculture.
What is fertile soil or silt?
The process of preserving the dead, including drying out the body and wrapping it in linen.
What is mummification?
This type of mummification, used by the poor because they couldn't afford expensive embalming, often resulted in better-preserved bodies than the elaborate methods used by the rich.
What is natural mummification?
This ceremony determined if your deeds in life were good or bad and whether you made it to the afterlife.
What is the Weighing of the Heart?