Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
This word means a long, long time ago
ancient
This pharaoh became king at age 9
King Tut
The Nile is the shortest river in the world? true or false
False
The Nile is the __________ river in the world
longest
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
the Nile
True of False: The Nile floods every year
True
This word is what happens when there was too much water for the Nile to hold
flood
It took about _____ days to mummify a body.
70 days
In order to construct the pyramids, Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and _____________.
mathematics
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
Mummies were placed in these
tomb, pyramids for pharaohs
Before mummification, name the organ that was removed through the nose.
the brain
A mummy was kept in a case called a
a sarcophagus
What was the heart weighed against to gain entry to the afterlife?
Feather
Egyptian Sun God
Ra
The Nile provided this for the Ancient Egyptians
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
This is what is inside canopic jars
body parts
This organ was left inside the body, it was thought to be the center of intelligence and emotion.
heart
This kind of amulet was placed over the heart.
Scarab
archeologist, Howard Carter found this in 1922
King Tut's tomb
True or False: All ancient Egyptians knew how to read and write
False
The ancient Egyptians invented calendars based on
sun and moon
This substance was used to absorb all moisture from the body during the mummification process.
natron
This organ was kept in the jackal head of the canopic jars.
What is the stomach?