Pharaohs
a pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Who is Tutankhamun?
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
What is Irrigation?
the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the Pharaohs?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
The process of removing one's organs and wrapping them in cloth.
What is mummification?
Pharaohs were supposedly _________ on Earth
Gods
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the farming/slave class?
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
the pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu?
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
This group was responsible for completing the most work on the Pyramids
What is the farmer class?
Egypt is located on what continent?
What is Africa?
An area that is full of rich soil at the mouth of the river.
What is a delta?
the pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Who is Menes?
This stone was responsible for the deciphering of hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid and were in charge of advising the Pharaoh
What is the government officials?
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
The Egyptians believed in multiple Gods, this is known as ________.
What is polytheism?
Why was the discovery of King Tut's Tomb so Important to Historians?
The Tomb was completely untouched filled with artifacts
is a form of specific transportation that the Egyptians are said to have invented using papyrus to make it go that people use today.
What is a sailboat?
This group was responsible for recording and reading specific information that was important in Ancient Egypt.
The Egyptians relied on the flooding of the __________ to grow their crops.
What is the Nile River?
Final Jeopardy: King Khufu was responsible for ordering the Great Pyramids of _______. There are 3 grand pyramids and a Sphynx at this location as well built for himself and his wives.
What is Giza?