Inventions of Ancient Egypt
What is the first invention made in Ancient Egypt?
Pyramids
What was the most common profession in Ancient Egypt?
Farming
What did Egyptians do to preserve the bodies of important people?
They mummified the body
What was the papyrus plant used for in ancient Egypt?
It was used as a writing surface
What was the most common field of profession in ancient Egypt?
Farming
What was their king called?
A pharaoh
What was one of Egypt’s major inventions?
Bowling
What are some crops grown by the farmers?
Wheat, barley, flax and papyrus
Where were the mummies of pharaohs placed?
Coffins which are called sarcophaguses
What is a shadoof?
A pole with a bucket attached, which is used for raising water.
Which river flooded each year to nourish the crops?
Nile River
Where were the mummies organs stored?
Canopic jars
What was used to predict the flooding of the Nile river?
A nilometer
How often does the river flood?
Why were the pharaoh’s riches and things placed with them when they die?
So they can have everything they would need in the afterlife