The Egyptian economy was based on _________________ and trade
fluvial agriculture
Name one type of tomb
Mastaba, Pyramid, Hypogeum
What do you call the embalmed corpse wrapped in linen?
mummy
The position of pharaoh was passed down to members of the same family or _________.
dynasty
Name at least 3 Egyptian gods
Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amun, Hathor, Sekhmet, Anubis, Thot and Set
What are the four main periods of Ancient Egypt?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Period
The Egyptians ___________ their corpses where they embalm them so that the body would be as well preserved as possible.
mummified
What do you call a person who specialises in the study of Ancient Egypt?
Egyptologists
Ancient Egypt developed along the ________ River.
Nile
During the Late Kingdom, Egypt was conquered by ____________.
Alexander the Great
___________ are buildings dedicated to the gods.
Temples
The most important works of Ancient Egypt sculpture were made of _________.
stone
The Egyptians, like the Mesopotamians, made important advances in ___________ and __________ to predict the flooding of the Nile and increase agricultural production.
mathematics and astronomy
During the Old Kingdom, the capital was established in ___________.
Memphis
What were the two kingdoms of Ancient Egypt?
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
_______ were buildings that contained burial chambers or rooms where the sarcophagus was placed with the mummy inside.
tombs
What was the religion of Ancient Egypt?
polytheistic
During the Middle Kingdom, the capital moved to ________.
Thebes