Egypt and the Nile
What continent is Egypt located on?
AFRICA
What was the ruler of Ancient Egypt called?
A pharaoh
What is a tomb?
A place where someone is buried.
What is the name of the enormous statue near the pyramids at Giza?
The Great Sphinx
Which Egyptian god was associated with the sun?
Ra
Complete our memory phrase: "No Nile..."
NO EGYPT!
Which famous pharaoh became a ruler when he was very young?
King Tut
What is a mummy?
A preserevd body.
Complete our memory phrase: "Head of a... Body of a ..."
Human! Lion!
Which god is shown with a falcon head and connected to the sky?
Horus
Name two ways the Nile River helped the Ancient Egyptians:
water, food, farming, transportation
Which famous pharaoh encouraged trade and large building projects?
Hatshepsut
Put these mummification steps in order: tomb, coffin, wrap, prepare
prepare, wrap, coffin, tomb
What were the signs used in Ancient Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphs
Which god was associated with mummification?
Anubis
What is the name of the rich soil left behind after the Nile flooded?
Silt
Name two important responsibilities of a pharaoh:
to rule, make laws, protect Egypt, and lead building projects
What is another word for the coffin?
Sarcophagus
Who were the people who could understand and read hieroglyphics?
Scribes
Which god was associated with motherhood and family?
Isis
Complete the flood sequence order: Flood, ______, ______, and _____
silt, crops, food
What is trade, and which famous pharaoh encouraged it?
Trade means to exchange goods, and Hatshepsut encouraged it.
How do archaeologists learn about Ancient Egypt? Name two things they can study:
tombs, pyramids, writing, artifacts, statues, objects found in burials
Which god was associated with the afterlife, and how did Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife connect to mummification?
Osirus; Egyptians preserved bodies because of their beliefs about life after death