Pyramids
The greatest celebrated pyramid is the
Great Pyramids of Giza
Naturally white, crystalline mineral salt that absorbs water from its surrounding
Natron
One week of the Egyptian Calendar equaled
Ten days
Obelisks were used as
Sun clocks
All early forms of writing were
Pictograms
Ancient Egyptians believed that when a king died...
A part of his spirit remained with his body
A rectangular container that held the mummified body
A coffin
The Egyptians arranged the solar calendar by recording the appearance of
Sirius in the eastern sky
The passing of hours were measured by
Marks spaced at different levels
Ancient Egyptian writing is know as
Hieroglyphics
The oldest pyramid in Egypt was built in
2630 BC
The practice of mummifying the dead began in
Ancient Egypt in 3500 BCE
Each month consisted of 3 ten day periods called
decades or decans
Name two types of clocks used in Ancient Egypt
A water clock and a sundial
The first forms of Egyptian literature are
Autobiography and prayer
The middle pyramid at Giza was built for
Pharaoh Khafre (Khufu's son)
Graves evolved by the time of the
Early Dynastic Period in Egypt
On a Egyptian solar calendar a month was
30 days long
Ancient Egyptians invented the first
Portable timepiece
Pictographs helped develop
Hieroglyphics
Pyramids were continually built through
The fifth and sixth dynasties
Embalmers removed the organs from the abdomen through a long incision cut to
Their left side
The ancient Egyptian calendar is estimated to have started around
5,000 years ago
The simplest form of a water clock is
The bowl shaped outflow
Hieroglyphics were written on
Stone