Ancient Egypt Flashcards
When was the beginning of the Nile River civilization
5000 BCE
What is a reed that grows along the Nile
Papyrus
Describe Silt
Solid sediment that is deposited when the Nile floods
Name natural Barrier
Zagros Mountain
Cataracts ( a rapid flowing waterfalls)
How long is the Nile River
4100 miles long
Where is Southern Egypt
The north
Where is Northern Egypt
The souther
Define polytheism
A belief to multiple gods
Do gods/goddesses not have a specific role?
No
Who is the Sun god, king of all gods?
Ra
Osiris is the god of
death and fertility
The queen of goddesses, medicine, crafts
Isis
What does Anubis do
guides through the afterlife
How long was the mummification process
70 days
Why did ancient Egypt use mummification
To preserve the body for afterlife
What did ancient Egyptian think the heart
It is a person’s being and intelligence
What type of jars were organs placed
canonical jars
What is Natron and what were it uses
A type of salt and was used to get rid of mosture
