Terms 1
One of the main reasons societies settled along rivers in the Neolithic Era was because
A. The village elders demanded it.
B. The land there was more valuable.
C. It was more safe and secure there.
D. It provided irrigation for farming.
What type of God is Ra?
the first great engineer who built pyramids / he served as an official for the pharaoh
Imhotep
How old was King Tut when he became the pharaoh?
9 years old
What was Mesopotamia nicknamed?
What is an incense?
Material burned for its pleasant smell
What type of God is Hapi?
River God
great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
Pyramid
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile / used to make paper
Papyrus
What were Nomads known for?
a fan-shaped area of silt (fertile marshland) near where a river flows into the sea
Delta
What was the name of the religion the Egyptians followed?
Polytheism
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
Embalming
Egyptian dynasties were organized into three time periods. What were they?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What is a theocracy?
a government in which the same person is both the political leader and religious leader
Isis
government representative to another country
Envoys
Came to power in 1473 BC and governed with her husband
After his death, she made herself pharaoh and ruled on behalf of her young nephew
Hatshepsut
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath
a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
Hieroglyphics
Who was the ruler of the underworld?
Osiris
Biggest and grandest pyramid built
Great Pyramid of Giza
First King to rule over all of Egypt?
Narmer
Born in an instant. I tell all stories. I can be lost. But I never die. What am I?
Memories