Geography
The type of climate in ancient Egypt
A belief in many gods/goddesses
What is polytheistic?
The chief embalmer prepared the bodies while wearing this on his head
What is the mask of the god Anubis?
Life was generally peaceful in ancient Egypt because of this natural feature that prevented invaders
What is the desert?
Many pharaohs were buried in these elaborate tombs
What are pyramids?
The main river in Egypt
What is the Nile River?
Many ancient Egyptian gods/goddesses were depicted as having the heads of these
What are animals?
The most elaborate and well-done mummifications were reserved for these type of people
What are pharaohs?
This type of paper was invented by ancient Egyptians, made from reeds that grew along the Nile
What is papyrus?
Tombs were filled with these items to ensure the deceased would have a comfortable afterlife
What are tools, riches, food, jewels, etc?
Twice a year, the Nile River does this natural event, which helps with farming
What is floods?
What is mummification?
This naturally occurring substance was used to help preserve bodies during mummification
What is salt?
This ancient Egyptian form of writing used pictures to represent things, ideas, or sounds
What is hieroglyphics?
Pharaoh Khufu's HUGE tomb that was built in the city of Giza
What is the Great Pyramid?
The continent of ancient Egypt
This is what the main god, Ra, was the god of
What is the sun?
This body organ was usually returned before mummification was completed, in order to be weighed against a feather in the afterlife
What is the heart?
The writers in ancient Egypt were called this
What are scribes?
This young pharaoh's tomb was completely undisturbed until it was discovered by Howard Carter about a hundred years ago
Who is King Tut?
When viewing Egypt from here, it appears as flat and brown with green on both sides of a long blue streak
What is from above/from space?
This is the name of the ancient Egyptian version of Heaven
What is the Field of Reeds?
The chief embalmer would use a tool to symbolically do what in order for the dead person to be able to eat, speak, and see during the afterlife
What is perform the Opening of the Mouth ceremony?
Ancient Egyptian men and women wore this for decoration and for some protection against the sun
What is make-up?
This is the pharaoh that united (joined) Upper and Lower Egypt at the very beginning of Egyptian civilization