Ancient Egypt Flashcards
Canopic jars
Vessels that store vital organs after mummification.
Book of the Dead
Document that contains spells and charms to help secure passage into the afterlife.
How long did it take to mummify a corpse?
70 days
Where were the pharaohs buried
Valley of the kings
First recorded examples of hieroglyphs date back _________ years
5000 years
What discovery in 1799 finally enabled us to translate Egyptian hierglphics
The Rosetta Stone
Who deciphered the translations on the Rosetta Stone
Jean Champollion
What three languages were written on the Rosetta Stone
Greek, Egyptian, Demotic
What is a Stella
A stone slab used to write hieroglyphics on before the invention of papyrus
How did the cartouche get its name
Named by napoleons soldiers it looked like an ammunition cartridge in their weapons
What other materials are made from papyrus reeds
Boats, sandels, rope, baskets
How did Egyptians envision the afterlife
Like everyday life
Ritual done before burial used to awaken the senses in the afterlife
Opening of the mouth ritual
Who was the longest reining pharoh
Ramses 2 -66 years
What is natron
Desert salt used to mumify
