Ancient Egyptian Review
Ancient Egyptian Review
Why did the Egyptians build Pyramids?
As tombs for the Pharaohs. These were only built during the Old Kingdom.
Egypt is located on which river?
Nile River
What are Pharaohs?They are kings or queens of ancient Egypt.
Why was the Nile river important?● Water for crops and animals to drink● Transportation of goods and people from one place to another● Food - fish, birds
What continent is Egypt located in?
Africa
What borders the Nile River?
Deserts
Why were mummies created?
To preserve the bodies of the dead so that they could be used in the afterlife.
What does the Opet Festival celebrate?Held during the flooding of the Nile
The god Amon-re and the pharaoh
What was the scribes job?To record important information mostly using a reed dipped in ink and papyrus.
Egyptian Social Classes
Dates in chronological order123 B.C. , 124 A. D. , 1785 A.D., 108 A.D., 2020 A.D., 1985 A.D., 0
123 B.C.0108 A.D124 A.D.1785 A.D.1985 A.D.2020 A.D
What type of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
How mummies are made and who created them.Dried with a salt called natron and wrapped in linen cloth.
Priests created mummies of pharaohs
Egyptian Government
Theocracy - Government based on religion
Were Egyptians monotheistic or polytheistic?
Egyptians had lots of gods through most of their history making them polytheistic.
What is a sarcophagus?
Coffin
Which god was most important to the Egyptians?Amun-re - Sun god
What is papyrus?Plant used for lots of things but the most well known is paper.
Rosetta StoneStone that contains three different translations that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics.