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Ch. 4 - Sec. 2
THE LAND OF THE DEAD
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| We don’t know much about the daily lives of the p__________ of ancient Egypt. | people |
| They wrote on papyrus, but the papyrus __________ over time in the humid climate along the Nile River Valley. | disintegrated |
| They wrote on papyrus, but the ________ disintegrated over time in the humid climate along the Nile River Valley. | papyrus |
| The Egyptian’s made brick ______ that have been destroyed over time. | homes |
| Most of what we know about ancient Egypt comes from the _____, large stone structures used as tombs and monuments to the pharaoh. | pyramids |
| Most of what we know about ancient Egypt comes from the pyramids, large stone structures used as tombs and _______ to the pharaoh. | monuments |
| The pyramids preserved the bodies of the p_________. | pharaohs |
| The pyramids preserved the _______ of the pharaohs. | bodies |
| The Egyptians believed that so long as the body existed, a person continued to live in the afterlife where they cultivated an E____________ Field. | Elysian |
| The Egyptians believed that so long as the body existed, a person continued to live in the ________ where they cultivated an Elysian Field. | afterlife |
| The Egyptians believed the pharaohs was their link to the afterlife, so they took particular care to ________ the process. | mummification |
| The Egyptians believed the pharaohs was their ______ to the afterlife, so they took particular care to mummification the process. | link |
| The process of Egyptian mummification took several *w________. | weeks |
| The ________ organs were carefully removed through a cut on the side of the body, and then wrapped in linen and stored in jars. | internal |
| The internal organs were carefully removed through a cut on the side of the body, and then wrapped in _______ and stored in jars. | linen |
| The body was then ______ for about forty days to drain the fluids. | stuffed |
| The body was then stuffed for about forty days to drain the _______. | fluids |
| The body was wrapped in about ________ layers of linen. | twenty |
| Mummification was ______ and time consuming, so it was only performed on the pharaoh and the very rich. | expensive |
| Mummification was expensive and time _______, so it was only performed on the pharaoh and the very rich. | consuming |