Egyptian Culture
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?
Osiris
What is the first step of ancient Egyptian mummification?
embalmer cleaned out the skull
What was Joseph able to do because God had brought him to Egypt?
provide food to many nations, including Israel
Kush was defeated by this country and took on much of its culture.
Egypy
Ancient Egyptians were _____ meaning they believed in many gods.
polytheistic
Name two natural barriers that protected ancient Egypt from invasion
Sahara, cataracts
This historian was famous for discovering and cataloging King Tut's pyramid
Howard Carter
True or False. Egyptians experience much warfare during the Middle Kingdom.
How many types of writing did the Kushites use? (Bonus: Name them)
2: hieroglyphics and Meroitic (script)
Ancient Egyptians worshipped what God had _____ instead of worshipping God
created
One of the main themes of Egyptian music was the _____
Nile River
The _____ in Giza were built to show the power and wealth of the pharaohs and as tombs for the afterlife.
pyramids
What job did Pharaoh give Joseph in response to God's advice?
oversee food storage in Egypt
Why was the Aswan High Dam built?
to control annual flooding
Ancient Egyptians did not belief the _____ lived after death
body
Egyptians used the _____ plant to make baskets, boats, rope, and paper.
papyrus
Egyptians believed pharaohs were _____
gods
God used _____ to lead the Israelites out of Egypt
Moses
What did the Kushites trade with other civilizations to become powerful?
natural resources
Ancient Egyptians believed life after death was decided based on what?
the good and bad things a person did
The _____ was at the top of ancient Egyptian social classes
pharaoh
What is the last step in the ancient Egyptian mummification process?
body is washed and wrapped in strips of linen
God used Joseph to advise Pharaoh to do what?
prepare for a seven-year famine
The Kushites declined because they no longer had a lot of _____
natural resources
Christians believe that life after death is decided by this
belief in Jesus Christ