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Crowns and Egypt's Economy
Life After Death
Organ Jars and Gods
Egyptian Advances
Egyptian Life and Khufu's Boat
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Lower Egypt
What does the red crown represent?
100
There was clothing, food, weapons, and games inside.
What was in the tomb of an Egyptian
100
lungs, intestines, and livers of people
What human body parts were put in organ jars?
100
canals and dams
What did Egyptians build for irrigation?
100
doctors
These people were able to check a patient's pulse.
200
Upper Egypt
What does the white crown represent?
200
Senet
What was the game Egyptians put in tombs?
200
they would need them in their next life
Why did mummies' organs go in organ jars?
200
it increased the amount of land Egyptians could farm
What was the result of irrigation?
200
scribes wrote medical papers
How were doctors trained?
300
pharaohs ruled both kingdoms
What do the combined crowns represent?
300
decorative box in which mummies were buried with pictures of gods and secret prayers on the outside
What is a mummy case and what was on it?
300
Isis
Which god did the Egyptians believe made the first mummy.
300
geometry
What type of mathematics did Egyptians use?
300
moldy bread and honey
What were two things that doctors covered infections with?
400
glass, metal, and pottery
What were Egyptians expert in making?
400
amulets
What charms did Egyptians wrap in the linen coverings?
400
a dog mask of Anubis, a god of the dead
What did the chief priest wear during the ceremony of making a mummy?
400
12 month calendar and 365 day year
What did Egyptians combine math and astronomy to make?
400
They were even able to fill cavities!
What ability did dentists have?
500
barley and emmer
What were Egypt's main crops?
500
minerals and special spices, called resins
How did the Egyptians preserve the dead bodies?
500
canopic jars
What was the special name for organ jars?
500
base ten
What math system did Egyptians use?
500
1954
What year was Khufu's boat found?