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  • Anubis was...
    the protector of death
  • True or False: Only men could be pharaohs.
    False
  • True or Flase: Pyramids were built as tombs for all of the ancient Egyptians
    Flase
  • He was a young king in ancient egypt
    Tutankhamun
  • He was the god of war and hunting
    Horus
  • True or false: Egyptians didn't keep a registry of births and deaths.
    False
  • True or False: Ancient Egyptians had a 365 day calendar
    True
  • Where was the Pharaoh buried?
    In a pyramid.
  • True or False: Egypt was divided into two regions-Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
    True
  • Were the Pharaohs elected by the people?
    No, they inherited their position.
  • Important people had a big...
    Tomb
  • What is the river in Egypt called?
    It's called the Nile.
  • True or False: Some slaves were able to work their way out of slavery.
    True
  • Who was at the top of the social pyramid?
    The Pharaoh was at the top of the pyramid.
  • What did they use to sweeten their food?
    They used honey.
  • True or False: Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death.
    True.
  • What is polytheistic?
    When you believe in multiple gods
  • Who was the Pharaoh's assistant?
    The viziers.
  • How many seasons did Ancient Egypt have?
    3
  • Who was Cleopatra?
    She was the youngest queen in egypt
  • Is the most important river in Egypt
    Nile River
  • When did girls get married?
    They married when they were around 12 years old.
  • What are these?
    Pyramids
  • The ________________________ is carved into the Rosetta stone three times.
    same passage of writing
  • What does polytheistic mean?
    The belief in many gods
  • What is this?
    Mummy
  • The word pharaoh is:
    Greek
  • Ra was...
    king and god of the sun
  • What does the word hieroglyphics means?
    Holy writing
  • What word means a line of rulers from the same family?
    dynasty
  • Almost all Egyptians had the same job as their parents.
    True
  • Hieroglyphics were NOT found in ONE of the following places.
    written on mummies
  • Egyptians used this to write...
    Ink
  • Most people in Ancient Egyptian social were in what social class?
    Peasants
  • True or False: The Nile River flows from south to north
    True
  • Scholars today are able to understand hieroglyphics because of the_______
    Rosetta Stone
  • Which continent can Egypt be found on?
    Africa
  • The capital of Egypt is...
    Cairo
  • Pharaoh were considered...
    Gods
  • True or false: The most important god was Horus?
    False
  • Which god had the head of a jackal?
    Anubis
  • Where is Egypt located?
    In the northeast of Africa.
  • Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
    The slaves, water-carriers and other laborers.
  • Why did they rub oil on their skin?
    To protect it from the sun and the dry climate.
  • What are these drawings called?
    They're called Hieroglyphics.
  • True or False: The Sahara Desert can be found bordering Egypt
    True
  • In the past, people used to write with...
    Hieroglyphs
  • He was the god of death and the underworld
    Osiris
  • What is this?
    Sphinx
  • They put important people in it...
    Sarcophagus
  • True or false: Hieroglyphs were written on the stems of a land plant called potato?
    False
  • Why is King Tut so widely known?
    His pyramid was found to be completely in tact.
  • Where did the commoner families live?
    They lived in small houses made of sun-dried mud bricks.
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