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Ancient Egypt-LGMS
Ancient Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Howard Carter | discovered King Tut's tomb |
| Pharoah | "Great House" |
| Silt | fine bits of rock & soil in Nile River |
| Weighing of the Heart | Egyptian afterlife process |
| Rosetta Stone | decoded hieroglyphics |
| Papyrus | plant used to write on |
| Farming Families | wore simple clothing,one story home,farmed |
| Hatshepsut | first female pharoah, sent trading expedition to Punt |
| Natural features of Egypt | water,mountains and desert |
| Valley of the Kings | Where pharoahs were buried to avoid grave robbers |
| Vizier | Pharoah's adviser |
| Unique right of slaves | work to gain freedom and own land |
| Polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| Natron | special salt for drying out bodies |
| Nobles | Class of High Priest & Tax Collector |
| Professional Class | Class of Architects & Doctors |
| Artisan Class | Class of Carpenters and Potters |
| Peasant & Laborer Class | Class of Farm Workers and Water Carriers |
| All the tombs were found except | King Tuts |
| Ancient Egyptian History | lasted for 3000 years (B.C) |