Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
What is Africa?
This word means a long, long time ago
What is ancient?
Monument that Pharaoh Khufu was known for.
What is the Pyramid of Giza?
Mummies were placed in these
What is a tomb?
This is the habitat of Egypt
What is desert?
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
What is the Nile?
This word means king, queen, or leader.
What is Pharaoh?
These qualities describe a Golden Age.
What is thriving? (Art, literature, stable food supply, booming economy, advancements in math and science).
The three kingdoms of Egypt were?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
This class of people oversaw religious rituals and were in charge of temples.
What is a priest/priestess?
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
What is Sphinx?
Responsible for manual labor like farming and building monuments.
What is a peasant?
What form of writing did Egypt have?
Hieroglyphics
Was known as the "lifeblood" of Ancient Egypt
What is the Nile River?
Egyptians worshipped multiple Gods. What is that called?
Polytheism
This is a female pharaoh, who was one of the most successful
Who is Hatshepsut?
Cleopatra
This class of people are from a noble family which is how they inherited this powerful role in society.
What are government officials?
These structures were built as tombs for Pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
This natural feature contributed to Egypt's ability to grow crops leading to a booming economy.
What is a river valley?
What is the Nile River flooding?
People needed to go to school for years be able to read and write in order obtain this job.
What is a scribe?
How long was the process of mummification?
70 days
This was made out of papyrus and sometimes made into scrolls
What is paper?
These people were in charge of creating and enforcing laws.
What is a vizier?
Ancient Egyptians removed all organs except the ____
What is the heart?
Which empire defeated the ancient Egyptian empire?
The Roman Empire