Story of the World 1 (Chapter 4)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 During the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the Egyptians began to make __________________ for the first time. | mummies |
| Only________________were allowed to embalm bodies. | priests |
| The Egyptians believed that the _________________would be weighed on a special pair of scales when a person reached the afterworld. | heart |
| A mummy was put into__________________coffins before it was buried. | three |
| Pharaohs were buried in __________________to keep their treasures safe. | pyramids |
| How long did it take to make a mummy? | over 2 months |
| What did the priests do with most of the organs inside a dead body? | They were covered in special spices and placed in canopic jars. |
| What was placed between the strips of linen wrapped around a mummy? | pieces of jewelry |
| A_____________ was put onto the mummy's face so that the gods would recognize him? | gold mask |
| How did the Egyptians build the pyramids? | They built ramps and used ropes. |
| True or False The Egyptians believed it was important to embalm a body so that the dead could enter the afterworld. | true |
| True or False The burial chamber would be filled with everything that a dead person would need in the afterlife such as furniture, food, clothes, games, and jewelry. | true |
| True or False A sarcophagus was a big stone coffin inside the burial chamber. | true |
| True or False Once a tomb was sealed it was never again opened or disturbed by robbers. | false |
| True or False The Great Sphinx is an imaginary animal with the body of a man and a head of a lion | false |
| What were the pyramids made out of? | stone |
| What does BC mean? | Before Christ |
| What does BCE mean? | Before the Common Era |
| What does AD mean? | Anno Domini, or The Year of our Lord |
| What does CE mean? | Common Era |
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