Ancient Egypt Part 2 Flashcards
Pharaoh
kings that ruled the land
Myrrh
plant substance that gives off a pleasing scent. Burned in religious ceremonies, sweet perfume used as medicine
Hieroglyphics
written language of Egypt (drawings)
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True or False: People originally settled along the banks of the Nile to farm and grow food.
True
True or False: For thousands of years Egypt was ruled by kings called Pharaohs
True
True or False: During the time of the pharaohs, the government paid people to farm the land, build temples, and fight in armies
False, the people actually paid the government/pharaohs with their crop.
True or False: Around 1500 B.C. the Egyptians expanded their kingdom because they wanted to spread their religion to other areas.
False, they went further south for gold.
True or False: Egyptians believed in one god called the sun god.
False, they believed in many
True or False: The pyramids were built as tombs to house and support pharaohs in the afterlife.
True
True or False: Historians know so much about ancient Egypt because of books they found inside the pharaohs’ tombs
False, they learned through hieroglyphics
True or False: Ancient Egyptians used mathematics to measure their fields and calculate their taxes
True
True or False: One of the world’s first libraries was in ancient Egypt
True
The Rosetta Stone
Had Ancient Egyptian and Greek writing - key to deciphering Egyptian writing.
Sphinx
mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion
