Geography of Ancient Egypt
What river is very important to ancient Egypt?
Nile river
The religion of Egypt was this? (Hint: they believed in many gods)
polytheistic
Ancient Egyptians were great in these two areas that helped them to build the pyramids?
Architecture and math
Who was the youngest (very famous) Pharaoh?
King Tutankhamun (Tut)
What could the Pharoahs take with them into the afterlife?
Everything that was buried with them
The Nile river ends here, which connects to the Mediterranean Sea.
Delta
How many Gods did the ancient Egyptians believe in?
many or more than one/2,000
What advancement allowed easier communication and documentation for the ancient Egyptians?
Writing/hieroglyphics?
Who were seen as more important than Scribes?
Priests
Who was the God that was chopped into little pieces and spread all over Egypt?
Osiris
How did the Nile River Valley help farmers?
It helped them to grow a surplus of food.
Ancient Egyptian thought Pharaohs were these?
Gods/Living Gods
The development of this helped Egyptians to track the changing seasons?
Calendar
The social structure of ancient Egypt was shaped like this?
Pyramid
What part of the body did ancient Egyptians think was not important or needed in the afterlife?
The brain
Egypt was surrounded by this kind of land?
desert
When a Pharaoh died they were place in one of these?
Pyrimid or a burial chamber
This practice helped ancient Egyptians to learn about/preserve the human body?
Mummification
Who was at the bottom of the social structure?
Farmers & slaves/peasants
Who was the last Egyptian Pharaoh?
Cleopatra
The Nile river supplied this kind of soil.
Fertile/silt
Who had the most power in ancient Egypt?
Pharaohs because people though that they were Gods.
Who was one of Egypts most powerful female pharaohs that sparked a lot of change and respect for women?
Hatshepsut
How often were people able to move between social classes (example - a slave moves up to become a priest)?
VERY rarely/never
How long did the typical mummification process last?
70 days