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#Life in Ancient Egypt #Sixth Grade Social Studies

Who was in charge of keeping records in ancient Egypt?

A scribe.

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What did Egyptians use that stood for different words or sounds?

Hieroglyphs.

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This was a paperlike material that was used by ancient Egyptians to make scrolls for writing.

Papyrus.

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What did Egyptians believe in that reflected their favored position among the gods?

An afterlife.

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What was the process called that was used to preserve bodies?

Embalming.

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What is a body that has been dried to prevent decay called?

A mummy.

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What is a "scribe"?

A person whose job was to write and keep records.

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What is a hieroglyph?

A picture that stands for different word, letter, or sound.

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What is "papyrus"?

A paperlike material made from a reed of the same name.

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What is a "afterlife"?

A life that takes place in another world after death.

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What does "embalm" mean?

To preserve a body after death.

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What is a "mummy"?

A body that has been dried so it won't decay.

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What jobs did Egyptians hold?

Laborer, farmer, scribe, artisan, trader, merchant, government official, priest, and pharoah.

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Why were some Egyptians able to become artisans?

Food surpluses meant that not everyone had to be a farmer.

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How were hieroglyphs used?

They were used to keep records, and they were written on tomb walls to describe people there.

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What duties did priests have?

Priests followed formal rituals, took care of the temple, cleaned sacred statues, changed the clothing on statues, and fed the statues meals.

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