The Nile Valley
Ancient Egyptian's Social & Political orders
The Ancient Egyptian's Religion & Pharaohs
Ancient Egyptian's Art & Architecture
Vocabulary
100
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
100
Egyptians thought their leaders (kings and pharaohs) were chosen by...
Gods and goddesses
100
Ancient Egyptian's practiced this type of religion.
Polytheism
100
What was the purpose of a pyramid?
The pyramid was the house the pharaoh’s tomb and belongings, and to protect and entertain him in his afterlife
100
The system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
200
Egypt is located on what continent?
Africa
200
What did Egyptians study to learn how to obtain life after death?
The Book of the Dead
200
The most important Egyptian god was:
Ra
200
The art and architecture of ancient Egypt was most closely connected to
Religion
200
What was the process developed by the ancient Egyptians for preserving a person's body after death?
Embalming
300
A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil desposited by a river.
A delta
300
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
The pharaoh
300
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's trade.
Hatshepsut
300
What was the name for imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans?
Sphinxes
300
What is another word for gods and goddess?
Deities
400
How many countries does the Nile river run through?
9 countries
400
What is the term for a group of rulers from the same family?
A dynasty
400
Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period?
Ramses II
400
The body was preseved as a mummy and kept in a case called...
A sarcophagus
400
What were the specially treated bodies preserved with cloth and special chemicals called?
Mummies
500
What are the two main rivers that flow into the Nile River?
The White Nile & Blue Nile
500
From what class of people did the priest and government officials who helped the pharaoh rule over Egypt come from?
Nobles
500
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
The Pharoah
500
A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, demotic script, and ancient Greek writing.
The Rosetta Stone
500
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds.
Papyrus
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