Egypt Pt 2

Front

Why did Egyptians practice mummification?

Back

to give the spirit a body for the afterlife

Front

How did Queen Hatshepsut help Egypt grow?

Back

She focused on economic policies and foreign trade.

Front

What was the burial place of the Pharaohs during the Old Kingdom?

Back

Pyramids

Front

How did finding Tutankhamun's tomb help historians understand ancient Egypt?

Back

First tomb found with funerary objects that told about Egyptian culture.

Front

What was true about members of Egypt's lower class?

Back

It was the largest social class, they provided the physical labor, they provided Egypt with a steady food supply.

Front

Egyptians performed surgeries and had extensive knowledge of the human body because of their knowledge of ___________.

Back

Mummification

Front

Describe the Sphinx?

Back

Lion with the head of a pharaoh, Used for an unknown purpose, located in Giza, important architectural achievement.

Front

What was the burial place of the Pharaohs during the New Kingdom? Options: Pyramids, Valley of the Kings

Back

Valley of the Kings

Front

Who was considered to be the most powerful official under the pharaoh?

Back

vizier

Front

What was thought to happen to a pharaoh after he died?

Back

He would enter an afterlife that would never end