Egypt Flashcards
What was society like?
- People married young, usually arranged by parents, did believe in love
- men were in charge but women did have rights
Order of social class
- )Pharohs
- ) Pharohs family & Nobles
- ) Artisans
- ) Peasants
- ) Slaves
Could you change social class? If so how?
Yes you could by serving in the army (then granted land & money) by learning how to read and write (become a scribe) and marrying into a higher status
What where hieroglyphics written on
Papyrus
Who was it deciphered by? Using what?
Jean Francois Champollin, he used the rosseta Stone
Why was the Nile seen as a gift?
Provided silt which was great for farming
Who is Menes/Narmer?
A Pharoh who untied upper and lower Egypt. Combined to the two crowns
Who is Hatshepsut?
Only women pharaoh who rules by her own name
Why is king Tut remembered?
His tomb was the first tomb we found in tact and undisturbed. The others had been robbed
Why were pyramids built?
They were built as tombs for Pharaohs
What where some Egyptian religious beliefs?
Kings ruled after death, they believed the Pharaohs were gods, and polytheists
