Social Status
This group had the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Pharaoh
A kind of picture writing used to communicate
hieroglyphs
What continent is Egypt located?
Africa
What are the big triangle structures called in Egypt?
Pyramids
What were the Egyptian coffins called?
Sarcophagus
This group had the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Slaves.
Where are hieroglyphs found?
The pyramids
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
Desert
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs
What kind of paper did scribes write on when they used hieratic script?
Papyrus
This group was immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Farmers
How are we able to read/understand hieroglyphs today?
The Rosetta Stone
The southern area of ancient Egypt is called what?
Upper Egypt
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
The heart
What is the term that means "belief in one god?"
monotheistic
The people in this group were the record keepers
Scribes
Who were the people who wrote the hieroglyphics
Scribes
What direction does the Nile river flow?
North
Why did the pharaohs want all of their favorite things to be buried with them?
They were buried with their favorite things so they can bring it with them to the AFTER LIFE.
The belief in many gods
polytheistic
This group were the advisers for the pharaoh
Vizier
What was the simplified version of hieroglyphics called?
Hieratic Script
What is fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water called?
Delta
What did the Egyptians do to the pharaohs after they died?
Mummified them
What "kitchen" ingredient did the Egyptians use to preserve the bodies?
Salt