Daily Life Roles of Ancient Egypt
What is the role of farmer of Ancient Egypt?
They were needed to grow basic food such as wheat and barley.
What did the ancient Egyptians see the Nile River as?
They saw it as a gift from the gods.
Name 3 main gods of the Egyptian belief system?
Hapi, Osiris and Maat are the main three gods of the Egyptian belief system.
What transport is used on the river Nile?
Private speed boats, water taxis or ferries are used to avoid crowded streets.
What process happens with the dead before burial?
Mummification is the process that happens to a body before burial.
What is the role of Priest/Priestess of Ancient Egypt?
They were needed to do rituals for the afterlife and mummification / They were also important for the Kings as an advisor.
What resources does the Nile river give?
The annual flooding provided fertile soil for farming and as a source of water.
Explain the daily life of ancient Egypt but based on beliefs.
The Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses and deities and so.
What is Egypt's main trade?
Petroleum and petroleum products are what Egypt mostly trade.
What were stored in Canopic jars?
The internal organs of the person were stored in the canopic jars.
What is the role of Scribes of Ancient Egypt?
The scribes were important read and write scripts on Papyrus scrolls. (They were important to record bureaucratic affair, religious texts, and even historical events).
What is the spiritual significance of the Nile river?
The Nile was considered to be the divine lifeblood of Egypt.
Why is afterlife the most important part of an Egyptian belief?
The afterlife was the most important part of ancient Egypt because when someone died, it was not that they died but a new life was still continuing which means people where like gods after dead which means there life continued like a god.
Why is transport difficult on the Nile River?
They create an obstacle course that is tricky for boats to navigate.
Why were the Shabtis artifact of deep importance to the dead?
The shabtis were of deep importance in the afterlife because they were dolls that were servants for the afterlife.
What is the roles of embalmers in Ancient Egypt?
They were needed to prepare the bodies by making the bodies go through a process of mummification so they can go on with the rituals of afterlife.
What is another nickname for the Nile river?
A nickname of the Nile River is the 'Father of African Rivers'.
What did the gods Hapi, Isis, Osiris and Maat symbolize and was known for?
Hapi was the god of fertility for both male and female. Isis was the god of magic, healing, rebirth, motherhood and fertility. Osiris was the god of underworld, death, fertility, agriculture and vegetation. Maat was the goddess of balance, harmony and order.
What are main transportation methods in ancient Egypt?
Boats and ships to travel by water, while on land they use animals such as oxen and donkeys.
What are the 4 gods on the canopic jars?
The four gods are Imsety, Hapi, Duamutef and Qebehsenuef.
What is the roles of nobles in Ancient Egypt?
They were seen as intermediaries between the people and the pharaoh. / They were needed for the overall supervision of daily life such as agricultural production, defending Egypt, and cultural and religious tasks.
What are 2 sources of the Nile River?
The White Nile and The Blue Nile are the 2 sources of the Nile River.
What happen with Osiris that flooded the Nile river during ancient Egypt?
Isis died because of his brother Seth and so when Osiris was crying because of Isis's death, his tears flooded the Nile river.
What regions did the Nile river connect for trade?
Egypt to the Euphrates River
What did they store in the tombs of pharaohs when they die?
They store full-sized boats in the tombs. / They believed it was a vessel to transport the pharoaphs soul to heaven.