Geography
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
What did the Egyptians believe happened after you died?
You went to an afterlife where they weighed your heart.
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
Mummies were placed in these
a tomb or sarcophagus
True or False: All ancient Egyptians knew how to read and write
False
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
the Nile
This word means king who was also considered a god
Pharaoh
These gigantic tombs were built to protect their Pharaohs mummies.
pyramids
Who had more power a scribe or a priest?
A priest
A scribe was
someone who knew how to read and write
The Nile provided this for the Ancient Egyptians
What is it provided rich soil for growing food; it provided water for growing food; the Egyptians used boats on the Nile to carry food from place to place?
What was a pyramid used for
As a tomb for a Pharaoh so they can get to the afterworld
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
A dynasty is
A line of rulers from one family
Someone who would steal from a dead Pharaoh
Tomb Robber
What is the geography around Egypt
A desert
The Egyptians were polytheistic this means they believed in
Many Gods
What is mummification
How the ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
This word is what happens when there was too much water for the Nile to hold
It floods
Most of Egypt worked in agriculture which means
farming
Why did civilizations settle near a river valley?
fertile soil, access to water routes for trade, access to a water supply, resources such as fish
Name one of the Gods of Ancient Egypt
Who are Ra, Aton, Amon-Ra, Hapi?
Ancient means
A long long time ago
Name three things they found while excavating King Tut's tomb
They found 5000 objects in the tomb. Examples - statues, gold jewelry, Tutankhamun's mummy, chariots, model boats, canopic jars, chairs, and paintings
What did a Priest do?
Worshipped the gods for the people and cared for the temples. They were very powerful