Egypt Flashcards
A form of written language that uses picture and sound symbols to convey a message
Hieroglyphics
A reed plant used for making paper
papyrus
A fertile area near the mouth of a river
delta
A coffin in which a person was laid to rest
sarcophagus
A person who studies artifacts from the past
Archaeologist
A series of rulers from a single family line
Dynasty
A type of government run by a religious leader
theocracy
A structure used as tombs for pharaohs and the royal family
pyramid
Why was the flooding of the Nile so good for farming? It provided irrigation for their crops
because it left silt behind
What rights did women have in ancient Egypt?
they could get a divorce own and sell property and have jobs outside and inside.
From whom did the Egyptians get their purple dye?
Phoenicians
Which kingdom of Egypt was known as The Golden Age?
Middle kingdom
The Nile River Valley was surrounded by what?
Deserts
Who had the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
Khufu
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
South to north
What was the function of the priest in ancient Egypt?
Speak to the gods, religious ceremonies to bring good things to people of egypt
Who was allowed to enter the field of reeds?
Only those who lived a good life
What was the capital of the Old Kingdom?
Memphis
Polytheism,
worship many gods
Scribe
a person who kept records of events by writing in hieroglyphics
in which kingdom were pyramids built?
old kingdom
Embalm
What a priest would do to a body to preserve it for the afterlife
Who was allowed to attend school?
Only boy
What is the statue that has the head of a man and body of a lion?
The great sphinx
