Egyptian Society
Lowest class of Egyptian society
What is a slave?
System of writing used by the Egyptians
What are hieroglyphics?
Egyptians believed this happened when you died.
What is an afterlife?
This means to preserve a body.
What is embalm?
The main job of Egyptian women
What was taking care of the children?
Thought to not only be a ruler but also a god
What is a pharaoh?
Plant used by the Egyptians to make the first paper.
What is papyrus?
This was a special book made up of magic formulas and charms designed to aid the deceased in their afterlife.
What is The Book of the Dead?
Amount of days it required to make a mummy
What is 70 days?
The worst job a slave could be assigned to doing
What is working in the mines or quarries?
These two groups kept the government running smoothly
Who are the scribes and government officials?
This branch of mathematics was first explored by the Egyptians as they surveyed land and built pyramids
What is geometry?
Belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
Organ thrown out from the body because Egyptians did not believe it to be important
What is the brain?
The most sacred animal in Egyptian society
What is a cat?
This group of people worked hard to keep the Egyptian citizens thriving and and were just above the slaves as far as a social class was concerned
What are the farmers?
Mummifying bodies helped Egyptians to be the first people in the world to perform this.
What is surgery?
The Egyptian sun god
Who is Re?
Used to fill the cavities of the body.
What is sawdust?
The name given to tall, narrow towers built by the Egyptians
What is an obelisk?
These people, while not the rulers of Egypt, were quite powerful since they had great influence over the Pharaoh
What are the priests?
Egyptians used this natural substance as a pain reliever. Later in history this substance was used to make aspirin.
What is willow bark?
Egyptian god of the dead with the head of a jackal
Who is Anubis?
Fabric used to wrap the mummy. It took hundreds of yards.
What is linen?
Two shapes sacred to the Egyptians.
What are triangles and squares?