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.