Ancient Egypt 1
Paper-like writing material in ancient Egypt grown from plants.
papyrus
What is the name of an ancient Egyptian city?
Thebes, Memphis, Alexandria...
She was the last pharaoh.
Cleopatra
Egyptians considered what organ to be the center of intelligence that led to the body to the afterlife?
heart
Who were the people trained to read and write in ancient Egypt?
Scribes
What is the Egyptian written language?
hieroglyphics
Egyptian god of the afterlife
Osiris
The Nile River flows from ________ to _________.
___________________________ is the first step of mummification.
Washing of the body
A pharaoh at the age of 9
King Tut
What is rich soil left behind after the Nile River floods?
A ______________ is a line of rulers all from one family that rule a country for many years.
What kind of climate does Egypt have?
desert
In order to construct the pyramids, Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and _____________.
mathematics
What is the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Ra/Re
The organ that was considered useless and dug out with a hook away during the mummification process.
brain
What is the Egyptian process of preserving and preparing a body for the afterlife?
mummification
Who is at the bottom of the social class system in Egypt?
slaves
Title of the rulers of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
Other than a ruler, what did Egyptians view the pharaohs as?
a god
What is the belief in and worship of many gods?
polytheism
The pharaohs were originally buried in these stone tombs
pyramids
From top to bottom, what is the correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt?
priests
scribes
merchants
farmers
pharaoh
pharaoh, priests, scribes, merchants, farmers
During mummification, the body is placed into a wood or stone ___________.
sarcophagus
Special Egyptian salt used during the mummification process.
natron