ss ancient egypt

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Egyptian people belileved the pharaoh was the son of this god

death

Egyptians believed in a hopeful life after this

Egyptian Sun God

Re was this

living a good life and pleasing the gods

a hopeful life after death could be attained through this

pharaoh

all powerful king in ancient Egypt

true or false

any sort of tomb was OK to use for a pharaoh in the Egyptians religion

true or false

at first egyptians believed that only pharaohs and an elite few could enjoy the afterlife

mummy

body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen

north

direction that the entrance of pyramids was built facing

10

egyptians built a system of numbers based on this number

pyramids

giant tombs that were built with the entrance facing north

deity

god or goddess

forces of nature and human activity

gods and goddesses were deities that controlled this

King Khufu

great pyramid built for this person

Cairo

great pyramid is 10 miles from this city

pharaohs

guided all activity and had to be obeyed without question

20 years

how long did it take to build a pyramid

70 days

how long does embalming take?

500 feet

how tall is great pyramid?

pyramid

huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a tomb

great pyramid

largest pyramid, located 10 miles from the modern city of Cairo

canopic jars

main organs were put in these

heart

organ that stayed with the dead body

old kingdom

period of Egyptian history which began around 2600 bc and lasted about 800 years

embalming

process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death

embalming

process that taught egyptians about the human body and using herbs and drugs to treat different illnesses

natron

substance used to dry out the body

true or false

the pharaoh's word was law and had to be obeyed without question

gods and goddesses

what did Egyptians worship?

illnesses

what did embalming lead to the treatment of?

embalming

what did the Egyptians do to prepare the pharaoh's body for his journey to the afterlife?

great house

what does pharaoh mean?

mathematics

what the egyptians became good at in order to make the calculations necessary for building pyramids