Egypt Flashcards
(15 cards)
Which way does the Nile river flow in?
From the south to the north(in a northerly direction).
In which part does the Nile river flow from?
The southern area of Upper and Lower Egypt.
What is the definition of delta?
An area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water.
What is the definition of hieroglyphics?
Relating to Greek history or culture.
What are some natural resources found in Ancient Egypt?
Deserts, plain fields, rivers, and the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Why did the pharaohs stop building the pyramids?
They were constantly burglarized by grave robbers.
What is the definition of a pharaoh?
An ancient Egypt ruler.
What is the definition of embalm?
To preserve a body after death; the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying.
What are some accomplishments from the Ancient Egyptians?
Created hieroglyphics, build pyramids with’in 365 days, created the decimal system that included fractions, and known how to mummified a dead body.
What is the definition of a mummy?
The preserved body of a pharaoh or other powerful person in Ancient Egypt.
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Pyramids acted like tombs for the pharaohs that was the place where the pharaohs was buried with all of their own possessions.
Name all the social class pyramid from highest class to lowest class of them all.
Pharaohs, Nobles/Priests, Scribes, Craftspeople and Farmers, and Peasants(Slaves).
Were the Egyptians monotheism or are they polytheism?
They were polytheism(believed in MANY gods).
What is the definition of a pyramid?
A massive monumental tomb for a pharaoh.
What is the definition of the afterlife?
Life believed to follow death.
