Pharaohs Egyptian kings Live in grand palaces An all powerful ruler who guided Egypt’s every activity Appointed officials to carry out their

Pharaohs Egyptian kings Live in grand palaces An all powerful ruler

who guided Egypt’s every activity

Appointed officials to carry out their wishes

They believed the unity of the kingdom depended on a strong leader.

They considered the Pharaoh to be the son of Re, the Egyptian sun god.

The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed

A. Unity came from a strong leader

B. The leader was the son of Re

C. The leader’s wealth meant power

D. Both A and B SMART Response QuestionTo set the properties right click and selectSMART Response Question Object->Properties...

Define the term PharaohA. A body wrapped in long strips of linen

B. A god or goddess

C. Another name for an Egyptian king

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Egyptians worshiped many deities, or gods and goddesses.

The Egyptians studied the Book of the Dead to learn how to obtain life after death.

Embalming was a process used in Egyptian royal burials.

Embalming was used to prepare the pharaoh’s body for the afterlife

After embalming was complete, the body was wrapped in long strips of linen (Mummy).

Egyptians learned much about the human body because of embalming

They used herbs and drugs for illnesses

They sewed wounds and set broken bones

They were the first specialists in medicine

Egyptian Beliefs

Magic spells needed to

gain life after death

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Pharaoh needed body for afterlife

Many gods

Ancient Egyptians studied the ________ to learn how to obtain life after death.

A. Book of Spells

B. Book of the Dead

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The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to have specialists in the field of

A. Mathematics

B. Astronomy

C. Medicine

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Define Mummy

A. A mountain like stone structure used as a tomb.

B. A body wrapped in long strips of linen

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Define embalming

A. A mountain like structure used as a tomb

B. A body wrapped in ling strips of linen

C. A process used in Egyptian royal burials


Pyramids are mountain like structures made entirely of stone

They were tombs built to protect the bodies of the dead pharaohs

Most of the work was done by farmers during the Nile floods

Square base with the entrance facing north

Developed new principals of astronomy to determine north

Invented 365 day calendar

Invented number system on base 10 and fractions

1. Skilled artisans used copper tools to cut stone into huge blocks

2. Blocks were tied to sleds and pulled to the Nile river on paths paved with logs

3. The stone blocks were then loaded onto boats and floated to the building site

4. Workers unloaded the blocks and dragged or pushed them up ramps to be set in place

Built for King Khufu Built in Giza on the

West Bank of the Nile Almost 500 feet tall

A pyramid is a mountain like stone structure used as tomb for Egyptian Pharaohs.


Ramps were used to place the heavy stone blocks when building the pyramids.


The Great Pyramid in Giza was build for King Re.


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Pharaohs Egyptian kings Live in grand palaces An all powerful ruler who guided Egypt’s every activity Appointed officials to carry out their