Egypt Flashcards
What are Egyptians famous for?
The pyramids
True or False
They only depended on the Nile for water
False
They depended on the Nile for everything.
Where was the Nile near ?
Near the civilization of Egypt.
True or False
It always rained in the Nile River Valley
False
True or False
It rains in the Ethiopian Highlands
True
True or False
Egyptians thought the goddess Isis made it flood
True
What did the floods bring?
Rich soil
What the Egyptians do to irrigate their crops?
They created ditches and canals to irrigate their crops..
Who were Egyptians ruled by?
A Pharaoh
True or False
Pharaohs wore double crowns to present rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
True
What is a scarab?
A beetle a sign of the sun God Rah.
People who could were important government officials, what are they called?
Scribes
What did they record on hieroglyphics on temple and tomb walls?
They recorded their beliefs.
What was the life after death called and what type of fields was their?
The after life and there were fields of reeds
Describe how God Anubis looked?
Head of a jackal.
What did Anubis do to the persons heart?
He weighed them.
When Anubis weighs a heart what did he weigh to?
A feather
If the heart of the person was heavier than a feather what would they do?
They can’t reach the afterlife so the Demon Ammit (head of a crocodile and body of a lion and hippo) would eat the heart.
If the heart of of the person was lighter than a feather what would they do?
They can reach the afterlife but first they must be brought to the Gods and declare they had done no evil in their life and they killed nobody then they could reach the afterlife.
True or False
2000 years ago Upper and Egypt grew up by the nile
False
5000 years ago
True or False
Capital of new kingdom Memphis
False
True or False
Capital of new kingdom Memphis?
False
True or False
Capital of the old kingdom Memphis?
True
How do we know about ancient Egypt?(3 examples)
- Remains of tombs
- Written records
- Wall painting ( shows religious rituals, royal conquests and scenes from everyday life )
What month would the Nile flood?
Every July
When the Nile flooded, what colour mud would there be?
Rich black mud.
What did Egypt’s wealth come from
Farming
Why is the river Nile regarded as the life source of Egypt? Give 10 uses of the river.
Because it provides them with everything they need.
- Transport (move goods for trading)
- Building Materials (mud, bricks, wood, reeds)
- Recreation (fishing , swimming)
- Farming (irrigation, fertile soil)
- Water (washing, cooking, drinking)
What do scribes use to write hieroglyphics?
They use reed pens and write on papyrus.
Was grain used like money and how?
Yes,because it was the most important ctop they used it to pay taxes and exchange for other goods.
Why did Egyptians make mummies?
To preserve the dead bodies to reach the afterlife.
True/false
Mummification is a short and cheap process that takes 40 days.
False.
Mummification is a long expensive process and takes 70 days
What did Egyptians use to dry the dead body and prevent rotting?
Chemical natron.
What did they mummify?
Kings, queens and nobles
What is the process of mummification?
- Stomach, intestines, lungs and liver removed and preserved in canopic jars next to the body
- Brain pulled out the head through the nose with a long hook.
- The body was covered with natron and dried for 40 days.
- The inside of the body was stuffed to keep its shape
- The body was wrapped in bandages.
- Religious ceremony to help get the body to the afterlife.
What did scribes record?
Records of Pharaoh, lists of taxes and possesions.
How many picture are there in hieroglyphics
700 pictures
