Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
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What is a ruling family called?
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Dynasty
What were Egyptian gods like?
Half human /Half animal
(or human body, animal head)
Mummies were placed in these to make the journey to the afterlife.
A tomb
Desert
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
Nile
This word means king
Pharaoh
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What are 3 things the Nile provided for the Ancient Egyptians?"
1. Rich soil for growing food and crops
2. Water for crops, people, and animals
3. Egyptians used boats on the Nile to trade with other locations
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What is the name of the symbol of "life" that many gods and goddesses held in their hands?
ankh
Who was the wife of Osiris, and Goddess of the moon, magic, love, and healing?
Isis
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
The Embalmers wore Anubis masks to take out parts of the body. Which organ did they leave in before becoming a mummy?
The Heart
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Ancient Egyptians believed this body part would be weighed to see if they could get into paradise
Heart
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What is the word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms?
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Irrigation
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When this Pharaoh died, he became a God and merged with the sun god to become known as....?
Amun-Ra
Who was the female pharaoh that united Rome and Egypt by having the baby of Julius Caesar?
Cleopatra
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This pharaoh ruled for 66 years and had a famous temple built after him...
Ramses II
Egyptians buried spells and instructions from this book with their dead
Book of the Dead
Mummification, the pyramids (tombs), and the Book of the Dead all show the importance of the ancient Egyptians' belief in the _______.
Afterlife
Two archeologists found this in 1922
King Tutankhamen's tomb
What is the plant used to make a paper like material?
Papyrus
What is the process for how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead?
Mummification
What were 3 achievements?
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(pyramids, Sphinx, farming, irrigation, mummification, mining gold, etc.)
This was built for Khufu, is 500 feet tall and used 2 million stone blocks.
The Great Pyramid