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Vocabulary
Contributions
Mummification
religion
daily life
100
In order to prepare the pharaoh's for the afterlife, they had to be embalmed.
embalm and pharaoh
100
Writing is a contribution from the Ancient Egyptians because they started writing with hieroglyphics.
What is hieroglyphics?
100
Place the body on a large table, facing up.
What is step one of mummification?
100
He was the god of the underworld.
Who is Osiris?
100
The father was the head of the family.
What was the father's job?
200
Ancient Egyptians learned irrigation, so they always had a surplus of crops.
irrigation and surplus
200
Medicine is a contribution from Ancient Egypt because they learned about anatomy and the human body from embalming
What is medicine?
200
Remove internal organs.
What is step two?
200
The wife of Osiris who ruled over the dead.
Who is Isis?
200
They played, learned how to cook and sew and learned a trade.
What did children do in Ancient Egypt?
300
The cataracts were part of the Nile River that were like rapids, but eventually the Nile flowed into a large delta.
cataracts and delta
300
Math is a contribution from Ancient Egypt because they came up with fractions when they were building the pyramids.
What is Math?
300
Wash and dry the body with palm wine and salt.
What is step three?
300
He is the sun god.
Who is Re?
300
Own property, buy goods, get a divorce and run temples.
What did women do in Ancient Egypt?
400
People had to pay tributes of food and money to the ruling dynasty.
tribute and dynasty
400
Calendars are a contribution from Ancient Egypt because they invented the 365 day calendar with 12 months.
What are calendars
400
Rub the body with sweet herbs and stuff it with linens.
What are steps 4 and 5?
400
He weighed their hearts. If they were light they would go to the afterlife. If they were heavy they died permanently.
How did Osiris judge the dead?
400
The farmers.
Which group was the largest in Ancient Egypt?
500
We know about the deity Osiris because of hieroglyphics found by archeologists.
deity and hieroglyphics
500
Apply makeup and jewelry and wrap the boyd in bandages.
What are steps 6 and 7?
500
They represented Bast, the cat-headed goddess.
What did cats represent in Ancient Egypt?
500
Pharaoh, Priests and nobles, Traders, artisans, Farmers and herders, Unskilled workers
List the five social groups in Ancient Egypt.