Ancient Egyptian Study Guide

Greg Dachtler 2/25/13 1 Stickel

The Egyptians settled along the Nile River in the northeast corner of Africa. The Kushites settled to the south of Egypt along the south part of the Nile. The Hebrews settled northeast of Egypt, in Canaan. Geography: Each year the Nile floods, providing nutrient soil. Diet: Meat (geese, gazelle, duck, and oxen) was too $$$ for most people. Recreation (fun): People were buried with their toys and games. King Tut had wooden chariots and animals buried with him. Clothing: Made of linen from flax. Sandals were worn often and were made of papyrus. Wealthy people dyed their clothes bright colors because fashion was big in their culture. Housing: Flooding and water damage are dangers for people living on the Nile. Beauty: Men and women both wore make-up and perfume! Language: There are over 700 different hieroglyphs in the Egyptian writing system. Music: Egyptian cities regularly hosted public festivals where the people could dance to harps, flutes, castanets, rattles, clappers, and cymbals. Pharaohs: Pharaohs were considered gods on Earth, giving them absolute power over the people of Egypt. Burial: Poor citizens were wrapped in linen and buried in the sandy desert. Afterlife: Death rituals and preparation for the afterlife wee so elaborate, that Egyptologists know more about how Egyptians died than how they lived. Tombs: Tomb thieves who were caught were punished with impalement on a large stick. Vegetation: the plants of a place or region. Fertilization: the process of adding fertilizer to soil.

Greg Dachtler 2/25/13 1 Stickel Nomad: a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home. Khufu built the first great pyramid Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh Ramses II was a fearless soldier from a young age (about 10) I believe that the afterlife was the most important thing to the ancient Egyptians. I think this because most of an Egyptians life was devoted to what he/she would become when he/she died. Evidence of this would be in the tombs of the people who died, mainly how elaborate the tombs of even the most basic of workers were. I can connect this to the ancient Greeks, who were also very elaborate. These are some of the reasons why I think the afterlife is the most important.