The land by the Nile Flashcards
5100 years ago there was a king what was his name?
Menes
Where does the setting take place?
In Egypt
What flies south to Italy?
Swallows
Who worshiped the Nile like it was God?
Egyptians
What was a king of Egypt called?
Pharaohs
Which king lived in 2500 BC?
King Cheops
Who believed in many gods?
Egyptians
What was a single block of granite called?
Obelisks
Where can you see an Obelisk?
London by the Thames
What kind of animal was sacred ?
Sphinx
What kind of whip did the kings have?
Hippopotamus skin whip
How long have Sphinx been guarding the tombs of pharaohs?
For more than five thousand years
What did they rub on dead people?
Ointments and the juices of certain plants
A dead body preserved today is called a what?
Mummy
What was a coffin made out of?
Wood
Why did they use long strips of cloth?
So it wouldn’t decay
A blank what intended to be a dwelling?
Tomb
Who was immensely powerful?
Pharaohs
In the hymn what did they talk about?
Barley, wheat and cattle
Twice a year blank filled it’s sources?
Heavy rain
When the waters blank?
withdrew
What was the name of the sun god, and the god of the dead?
Sun God- Amon
The God of the dead- Anubis
What was King Cheops Tomb made out of?
A whole stone mountain
A tomb was intended to be a blank for the soul?
Dwelling for the soul when it returned to visit its body
