Download Mummy - a body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen

Mummy - a body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen
Deity - god or goddess
Pharaohs - all powerful king in ancient Egypt
Pyramid - huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians
To serve as a tomb
Embalming process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a persons body after death
Hieroglyphics system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the
ancient Egyptians
Dynasty line of rulers from the same family
Papyrus reed plant of the Nile valley used to make a form of paper
Cataract steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river
Delta - area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
Tribute - payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace
or protection
Incense- material burned for its pleasant smell
Savanna - grassy plain
Length of the Nile - 4,000 miles
Spring floods were good for Egypt, how? The floods left behind black fertile soil where they could
grow more than enough crops to feed themselves and their animals
Diagram of social class
Pharaoh
Upper class - priests, nobles and other wealthy Egyptians
Middle class - people who ran businesses or produced goods
Traders, artisans, shopkeepers and scribes
Lower than middle class - farmers and herders the largest group
Lower class - unskilled workers
How are Egypt and Mesopotamia the same they both developed writing systems and
governments they both had very skilled farmers and traders
Why did Egyptians serve pharaohs they believed their kingdoms depended on strong leaders.
Book of the dead - spells needed to enter afterlife
How to build a pyramid? Astronomy and math were used along with about 1,000 people to build
a pyramid
Built On a square base with the entrance north
Placing heavy stones
King Khufu ancient king for whom the great pyramid was built