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