Egyptian Religion
The worship of many gods and goddesses
What is polytheism
The Nile River flows ______ to ______.
What is South to North
We were the rulers of Ancient Egypt. We held the top spot on the social pyramid.
Who are pharaohs?
We developed a system of writing called
What are hieroglyphics?
Mesopotamia was located in modern day ___________.
What is Iraq
Because of their belief in the ___________, ancient Egyptians were often buried with all of their wealth and possessions.
What is afterlife
Fine soil deposited on the banks of the Nile after annual flooding.
What is silt
Often captured during a battle, we were members of the lowest part of the social pyramid.
Who are slaves
We used a type of paper called ___________ for our writing.
What is papyrus?
Two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Egyptian god of the dead. Presided over funerals. weighed the heart of Egyptians to see if they were worthy of the afterlife.
Who is Anubis
The Nile River provided many _______ opportunities with other civilizations.
What is trade
Although we did a lot of hard work, we were only one step above the slaves on the social pyramid.
Who are farmers?
We enjoyed numbers and used a system of _______________ and ___________________ to help build the pyramids.
What are algebra and geometry?
First form of writing created by the Mesopotamians.
What is cuneiform
Process of preserving the dead for their life in the afterlife.
What is mummification
Farmers used the Nile river to _____________ crops.
What is irrigate
We created and sold items like pottery and jewelry. This specialized skill helped keep us in the middle of the social pyramid.
Who are merchants and artisans
We made many medical advances such as setting broken bones, using plants and honey to cure ailments and these two medical practices
What are dentistry and surgeries?
First set of written laws
What is Hammurabi's Code
Egyptian god of the sun
Who is Ra
This achievement was based on the flooding of the Nile river.
What is the 365 day calendar
We controlled religious and political affairs. We were just one step down from the rulers of Egypt.
Who are royalty, priests, nobles, and scribes?
We had many archeological achievements including building houses and these two other achievements
What are pyramids and canals?
A city combined with its surrounding farmland
What is a city-state