Relier Pairs ANCIENT EGYPTVersion en ligne Revision for the test. par Isabel Vílchez Ocaña 1 Scribes 2 mummies are 3 What are the main characteristics of Egyptian religion? 4 Why were Egyptian Temples so important? 5 The pyramids are 6 Nobles 7 Who were Pharaohs? 8 How long did the Egyptian civilisation last? When did it begin and end? 9 Hypogeum 10 Hieroglyphs are 11 Egyptians need the Nile River for 12 Peasants Members of the Pharaoh's family that had wealth and riches. the water , the cultivations, transport, travel or fish 9 out of 10 Egyptians were peasants. They were farmers, construction workers The Pharaoh had all the power. They were considered as gods. They fought against foreigners and protected the Egyptian lands. It was a tomb dug into the rock with an interior as labyrinth as the one of the pyramids. tombs Because they built them for the gods. people who died and then they were covered with cloth Ancient Egyptian writing system. They wrote on papyrus and used colours. It has more than 700 symbols. - They were polytheistic. They believed in many gods. - They believed in life after death. It lasted around 3000 years. It began in 3100 BC and ended in 31 AD.