Everyday life
How many hieroglyph symbols were in the intial script, before they refined it down?
Over 750
True or false: Tutankhamun's tomb never got broken into by robbers?
True
What is the name of the people who can read and write?
Scribes
How many seasons did Ancient Egypt have?
3
Why might a man marry his sister?
To keep money in the family
Which ruler commited suide?
Cleopatra
In Ancient Egypt, a poor woman might only live to the age of ......?
30
What is the name of the river that runs through Egypt?
The Nile
What was one health problem that egyptians encountered And how they got it?
Malaria- mosquitoes
dysentry/diarrhoea- caused from rubbish and human waste dumped in the nile
poor teeth hygiene - fragments of rock left in flour
sillicosis/lung disease- breathing in sand blown from the desert
How would egyptians mourn when a cat died, to show their loss?
Shave off their eyebrows
How could a person improve their position in society?
Learn to read and write
Ancient Egypt was located within what is now the biggest desert in the world... what is it called?
The Sahara
What process lead to Egyptians learning lots about anatomy (the human body)?
Mummification
Many of the gods in ancient Egypt were represented with the body or head of
An animal
What did a priestess have to do if a pharoah visited their temple?
Sing and play music
What was the flooding season in ancient egypt that happened every June known as?
The inundation
Weddings were celebrated with lavish parties. True or false?
False
*Daily double* what was the name of the God of the sun?
Ra
Name the group of people in the second highest tier on the society hierarchy, below pharoahs.
Viziers
What has been built to prevent flooding in the river?
Dams