ancient egypt Flashcards
How would you know what social class a person would be from in Ancient Egypt?
how they dress, their house, children, and job
Explain the inundation and why it was important for the Egyptians
they built their farms and growth around how the inundation reacts with floods.
Which direction did the Nile River flow? Why was this the case?
The Nile River flows north to the south because it goes downhill
What were the Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife?
they believed when they died their spiritual body would continue to exist. The dead had to face the final judgment before they were granted access.
How and why did Egyptians mummify their dead? Was every person in Ancient Egypt mummified?
Ony the previous rulers of Egypt got mummified and put in pyramids after their death. The process of mummifying was to take out their main organs, cover them in salts and oils and wrap them in bandages. This process took months.
What rights did women have in Egypt?
The women in Egypt had the same rights as men in their social class. You were treated differently depending on your social class, not on gender.
Explain why the pyramids were built.
The pyramids were built for the pharaohs that died
and wanted a luxurious and secure place to bring their belongings with them to the afterlife.
How did the Egyptian empire come to its end?
In the warring years of the Empire, Egypt fell to the Sasanian Persian army in the Sasanian conquest of Egypt (618–628).
