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