Ancient Egypt Flashcards
List three geographic features that protected Ancient Egypt from invaders.
deserts, delta, mountains
The series of marshy rivers at the Northern tip of the Nile River is called the _____ _____.
Nile Delta
What was the paper Egyptians invented made out of?
papyrus reeds
what did papyrus reeds look like?
up to 15 ft. high and leaves 10-20 ft. long.
A ______ also known as a tomb, was the first place pharaohs were buried.
mastaba
what was the ingredient used to dry out bodies for mummification?
natron
what internal organs were placed in canopic jars?
lungs, liver, intestines, stomach
what is the belief in more than one god?
polytheism
what is the symbol for eternal life?
Ankh
Who were the Egyptians in the highest social class?
Pharoahs
what is the name for the Egyptian form of writing?
hierogliphics
Describe the 5 steps of mummification
- Washed with palm whine
- Internal organs removed and placed in canopic jars
- Covered/Stuffed with natron
- washed again after 40 days
- Wrapped in linen
Explain how Osiris became the god of the dead
When Set was jealous of Osiris he put him in a box and cut him to pieces. Anubis brought him back to life in the afterlife and Isis wrapped him in linen.
What is the sticky stuff used to keep mummy’s together called?
Resin
What was the name of the pharaoh that built the bent pyramid ? Why was it given this name?
The bent pyramid was built for pharaoh Shefra but the angles made the pyramid unstable.
What is a mastaba
A tomb; a bench shaped mound of mud or stone
Why was the brain thrown away during the mummification process
They thought it was unimportant
Egypt traded often with his neighbor to the south. The region is called _______. The region was called this because the word ________ means gold.
Nubia
Nub
Egypt falls because it is invaded by
Kush, Assyria, Greece, Rome
Pyramids were built during the ______ kingdom
Old
King tut was found in
The valley of the Kings
What is an amulet
And amulet is a good luck charm in a safe passage to the afterlife
What is the final resting place for the soul
Field of reeds
Name the three reasons why they stopped building pyramids
To expensive
Time-consuming
Robbed
Name three types of people who worked on the pyramids
Farmers craftsmen scribes
The ________ __________ helped them crack the code of hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
