Farming Along The Nile Flashcards
The area around the Nile is becoming densely populated and the farmers moved further away from the river banks.This caused a problem for the.write a sentence to describe the problem.
They could not access the water and the soil wasn’t fertile because they were quite far away from the river and the flood didn’t reach where they were.
Who usually got made into mummies?
Pharaohs,kings,queens and nobles got there bodies mummified.
How do we know they believed in the after life?
We know they believed in the afterlife because people have found dead bodies in a sarcophagus with all there gold and things that they would need in the afterlife.
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve the bodies of dead people?
Ancient Egyptians believe in the afterlife.
How long did it take to make a mummy?
It took 70 days to mummify a dead body.
Why did Egyptians use the chemical natron?
Egyptians used the chemical natron to stop the bodies from rotting.
How long was a dead persons body dried for?
A dead persons body was dried for 40 days.
Why was the body stuffed?
The body was stuffed so it would keep its shape.
What was the body wrapped in?
The body was wrapped in bandages.
What did Egyptians think the afterlife was?
They believed the afterlife was a field of reeds.
What did they believe the afterlife was like?
They believed the afterlife was where you could live forever without sickness or disease.
Who was allowed to enter the afterlife?
Good people were allowed to enter the afterlife.
What did the dead person have to swear?
The dead person had to swear that they had committed no evil.
What did doctors do?
They took the patients pulse, examined the body, they listened to the lungs, they gave the patient medicine, they have the patient aspirin for relief from pain and fever.
