Ancient Egypt A. Hodges

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus
• temples where people are allowed to come and pray
• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

What was learned through studying King Tut's tomb?

• He was a king.
• The burial practices of Egyptians.
• He was wealthy.
• He had many wives.

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus
• alaphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

What is ancient Egyptian writing called?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• Scribe

Who ruled all of Egypt as a god-king?

• Pharaoh
• Farmer
• Artisan
• Slave

Which river flows through the center of Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Amazon