Vocab Pt 1
A god or goddess
What is a Deity
All powerful king in ancient Egypt
What is a Pharaoh
The biggest and grandest Pyramid is known as this.
What is the Great Pyramid
Egypt is located on this continent
What is Africa
He became pharaoh at the age of 10 but lived only until age 18.
Who is King Tut (Tutankhamun)
A line of rulers from the same family
What is a Dynasty
A plant from the Nile river valley used to make a form of paper
What is Papyrus
The Great Pyramid is this many feet tall
What is 500 feet
Egyptian life depended on this river
What is the Nile river
The three time periods (kingdoms) of ancient Egyptian history
What is the :
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Steep, powerful rapids in a river
What is Cataracts
An area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
What is a Delta
The Great Pyramid is located here.
What is Giza
The Nile river flows into what larger body of water?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
This King united Upper and Lower Egypt in 3100 BCE.
Who is King Narmer
The process of preserving a person's body after death
What is Embalming
A system of writing using picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
What is Hieroglyphics
The entrance to the Egyptian pyramids all face this direction.
What is North
What advantage did the Nile river delta provide to the Egyptians?
What is fertile soil for farming
This time period (Kingdom) was famous for the construction of the pyramids
What is the OLD KINGDOM
A large, decorative container in which a dead body was placed in ancient times.
What is a Sarcophagus
A body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen
What is a Mummy
The Great Pyramid was built for this pharaoh
Who is King Khufu
What advantage did the deserts surrounding Egypt give to the Egyptians?
Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?