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Ancient Egypt Flashcards

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What way does the Nile River flow?

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North/up

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What is the record that the Nile River holds?

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It is the longest river in the world to this day

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What season does the Nile flood?

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Spring

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What was the “Gift of the Nile”?

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Silt, a black, rich fertile soil left behind after the Nile flooded

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What would Egypt be without the Nile?

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A desert

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What is a shaduf?

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A hand operated device for lifting water

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When and what are the three seasons of farming?

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Flood- mid-June to mid-October
Planting- mid-October to mid-February
Harvest- mid-February to mid-June

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Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?

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King Menes (less preferred: King Narmer)

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What is a Pschent?

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A double-crown worn by rulers/pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

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What are the main gods of importance in Ancient Egypt religion?

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Horus- god of the sky; protector and guardian

Osiris- god of the afterlife and rebirth; king of the underworld

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What did burial pits give?

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Natural mummification

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What was buried with a person in a burial pit?

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Grave goods

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What are problems with burial pits?

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  • shifting sand revealed the body
  • animals could eat the body
  • tomb robbers
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What are mastabas?

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A rectangular-roofed tomb with sloped sides and a flat roof

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How tall were mastabas?

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17-20 feet tall

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Where is the burial chamber in a mastaba?

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Underground/underneath it

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Why were bodies mummified?

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So the person’s spirit could recognize themselves in the afterlife

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Who was Snefru?

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The founding pharaoh of the fourth dynasty of Egypt and great pyramid designer/builder

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What pyramids did Snefru build?

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The Bent Pyramid, the Red Pyramid, and the Meidum Pyramid

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Which of Snefru’s pyramids were a flop and which of them was successful?

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Flop- Bent Pyramid, Meidum Pyramid

Success- Red Pyramid

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How long did the Pyramids at Giza take to build?

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Over 20 years

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Who was responsible for the Great Pyramid at Giza?

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Khufu, son of Snefru

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Who’s head was on the head of the Sphinx?

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Khafre, son of Snefru

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What animal is the body of the Sphinx?

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A lion

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What does the Sphinx symbolize?

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Power of a Pharaoh

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What was the Sphinx made of?

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Leftover pyramid stones (limestone)

27
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What was the cheaper alternative of pyramids when burying pharaohs?

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Burying the Pharaoh in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt

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What were pyramids targets of?

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Robbery because they were so expensive

29
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What bank of the Nile was the Valley of the Kings located on?

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The west bank

30
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Where was the afterlife believed to be located?

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In the Valley of the Kings

31
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Who discovered King Tut’s mostly intact tomb?

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Howard Carter, a British archaeologist

32
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What do you have to have in order to gain entry into the afterlife?

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  • have your name written down
  • have a body for your spirit
  • be “light-hearted” or good spirited
33
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Who was always present at a burial ceremony?

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Two women that it was their job to mourn and they represented Isis and Nephtys

34
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Who protected your KA or your spirit that moved to the afterlife?

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Priests

35
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What is a BA?

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A persons personality that looks after the living

36
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What is Natron?

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A natural salt that is used to remove moisture from the body during mummification

37
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LOOK AT MUMMIES FOR DUMMIES!!!!!!!!!

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LOOK AT MUMMIES FOR DUMMIES!!!!!!!!!

38
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What is an Ankh?

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A symbol of life

39
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What was the Eye of Horus symbolizing?

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Protection, royal power, and good health

40
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What is the Book of the Dead?

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It is not a book! It’s a nickname for a bunch of different magical spells written down in various ways by the ancient Egyptians to help protect in the afterlife

41
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What happened in the weighing of the heart ceremony?

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If your heart was light, you would pass and go to the afterlife. If you had a heavy heart, the goddess Ammut would devour you. You could get a light heart by doing good deeds when you were alive

42
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What are shabitis?

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Servants of the afterlife that make a pharaoh have as good as a life as when they were alive

43
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Were Ancient Egyptians religious people?

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Yes. Very Religious

44
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How many Egyptian gods were there?

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Over 2,000 gods and goddesses

45
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What did most gods have in common?

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Animal heads

46
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What is Osiris the god of?

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The underworld

47
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What is Ra the god of?

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The sun

48
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What is Isis the god of?

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The moon

49
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What did Ancient Egyptians use to write things down?

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Hieroglyphics

50
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Were hieroglyphics hard to read?

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Yes. Very Difficult

51
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How many hieroglyphics are there?

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Over 700 of them

52
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What were hieroglyphics resembling?

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Everyday objects

53
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Did it take long to make hieroglyphics?

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Yes. Very time-consuming

54
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What is Cartouche?

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An oval circle with a name written on it like a nameplate. Without this, Egyptians believed you would dissappear when you died

55
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Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?

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Napoleon’s army

56
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When was King Tut’s tomb discovered?

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1922

57
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What is the Rosetta Stone?

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A stone that deciphers Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics to Ancient Egyptian Demotic to Ancient Greek

58
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Who was known for deciphering the Rosetta Stone?

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Champollion

59
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Who is at the top of the social pyramid?

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Pharaohs then Viziers then Priests and Nobels

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