Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
Who was the Youngest Egyptian Pharaoh
King TUT
What were Egyptian gods like?
Half human /Half animal
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
What are 3 things the Nile provided for the Ancient Egyptians?"
1. Rich soil for growing food
2. Water for crops, people and animals
3. Egyptians used boats on the Nile to trade with other locations
The system of making water ways to get water from the Nile river to the farms
Irrigation systems
What determined the social groups in ancient Egypt?
Wealth and power
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
Who was the sun God?
RA
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Believing in only one god
Monotheism
What is the word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms?
Irrigation
The first female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Who was the las Egyptian pharaoh?
Cleopatra
Ancient Egyptian Social Class that recorded Information
Scribes
Believing in Multiple Gods
Polytheism
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?
Answers will vary
This was built for Khufu, is 500 feet tall and used 2 million stone blocks.
The Great Pyramid