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Ancient Egypt-LGMS
Ancient Egypt
Question | Answer |
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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) |