history life in egypt Flashcards
Why were some Egyptians able to become artisians?
they were able to become artisians because they had surpluses
How were hieroglyphs used?
Using it to keep records and describe or name the persons in the tombs.
What were the priests job?
To teach the children of the rich who could go to school
Cleaned sacred statues in temples changed the rulers clothes and even fed them.
Why did the nile support afterlife?
The nile gave them agriculture which made them happy, which means more food and longer lives which therefore makes the afterlife happier
What is the definition of history
the study of past through the discovery, collection, organization of information about past events to find patterns and look for causes and effect that explains why events happen
who is a historian?
A person who studies how people lived in the past primarily using written sources
What is the word for many gods?
Polythesistic
Ancient Egyptians made advancing
astronomy
medicine
geometry
hieroglyphs
Astronomy
The egyptians made the first pratical calendar
Geometryf
geometric shapes espeically in architect.
What did the egyptians do for medicine
perform the first world surgery, and created medicine from herbs.
hieroglyphs
Developed a writing sysem first books made from the papyrus scrolls
what were some of the rich houses items of the egyptians
Bed frames pillows/cushions tree lined courtyards floor mats made from reed pond slept on mats covered in linen sheets
first to make stone tools were?
homo
Old stone age
paleolithic
New stone age
Neolithic
Middle stone age
mesolithic
Who are archaeologists?
are scientists who learn about early people by digging up and studying traces of early settlements.
primary source
a first hand account of an event such as artifacts letters interviews, a person who witness an event giving information
secondary source
A person who never witness the event but speaks about it. like documentaries news reports and textbooks
What are all the calendars
Jewish, christian, chinese, mayan,Julian
chinese calendar
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jewish calendar
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Name 2 Jewish holidays
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