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