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?
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
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?
to treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent it from decaying.
What is embalm?
a pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
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 slaves?
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
when the throne is passed from father to son.
What is dynasty?
the pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu?
this was a time of severe shortage of food
What is famine?
The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the farmers/peasants?
the southern area of ancient Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
a high ranking government official .
What is vizier?
one of the greatest works in Egyptian literature were written during this pharaoh reign
Who is Senusret ?
this season began in March in which the entire family helped
What is the harvest season?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the government officials/priests?
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
an official count of the population or number of people living in an area.
What is a census?
the pharaoh who was an peacemaker and signed the world's first peace treaty
Who is Ramses II?
is a form of specific transportation that the Egyptians are said to have invented that people use today.
What is a sailboat?
the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the soldiers, scribes, merchants, and artisans?
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
an agreement between nations to work together for common interests.
What is alliance?