Vocabulary
Gods and Godesses
True or False
The Nile River
Anything Egypt
100
a ruler of ancient egypt
What is a pharaoh
100
the sun god
Who is Ra
100
the New Kingdom ran from 1570-1070 B.C ?
True
100
what coast of africa is egypt on
What is Northeastern Coast
100
What is the earliest Egyptian writing called?
What is hieroglyphics?
200
a triangle-shaped deposit of soil near the mouth of a river
What is a delta
200
the appearance of a jackal
Who is Anubis
200
the Old Kingdom ran from 2685-2182 B.C.?
False
200
what river did the Egyptians count on to water their fields?
What is The Nile River
200
What did embalming change the body into?
What is a mummy?
300
a tall, four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a point like a pyramid
What is a obelisk
300
a protective goddesses
Who is Bastet
300
the Middle Kingdom ran from 2054-1656 B.C. ?
False
300
What is a series of rulers from the same family called?
What is a dynasty?
400
a means of entering; the right to enter or use
What is access
400
the god with a cone-like headdress
Who is Osiris
400
the tropic of cancer runs through the middle of Egypt ?
True
400
How many years was Meroe an important cultural and trade center?
What is more than 600 years.
500
to prevent the decay of a dead body by treating it with preservatives
What is embalming
500
a dwarf with lion and human like features
Who is Bes
500
by 3300 B.C. both upper and lower egypt had kings
True
500
What are the waterfalls and rapids called that are formed by the rushing water of the Nile?
What are cataracts?
500
How many years of famine did Egypt endure?
What is 7 years?
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