Egyptian Geography
These large boulders and rocks blocked passage for Nubians along the Nile Rive.
What are cataracts?
The belief in many gods and goddesses.
What is polytheism?
The writing system of ancient Egypt that used drawings or symbols to represent words or sounds?
What is hieroglyphics?
A process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying emerged so that Egyptians could protect bodies for the afterlife.
What is embalming?
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
This area of great farming land located at the mouth of this important river.
What is the Nile Delta?
This was how ancient Egyptians preserved their dead.
What is mummification?
Abundant plant that grew along the Nile River that was used for paper and building materials.
What is papyrus?
This person had to prove herself as a female pharaoh who valued trade over war and to strengthen Egypt.
Who was Hatshpsut?
Kingdom formed by strong Nubian villages that took over weaker ones and grew wealthy from agriculture and the mining of gold.
What is Kerma?
The continent where ancient Egypt was located.
What is Africa?
What is true?
Prayers and spells used to transport one's soul after death came from this source.
What is the Book of the Dead?
He is best known for the discovery of his tomb in the 20th century A.D..
Who is Tutankhamun, also know as King Tut?
The term Egyptians used to refer to this fertile land near the Nile river.
What is black land?
Two geographic features that provided protection and impacted the way ancient Egyptians lived.
What are the Nile river and the desert?
Created with 365 days so that Egyptians could predict when the Nile river was going to flood.
What is a calendar?
Three annual seasons which the Egyptian calendar was centered around.
What are the flood, planting, and harvest seasons?
The first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes/Narmer?
The term Egyptians used to describe the dry, hot, desert land.
What is red land?
Material carried by the Nile river which made the soil very fertile.
What is silt?
Body part the Egyptians believed would determine by weight if they could get into paradise.
What is the heart?
Religion type Egyptians followed which was similar to Mesopotamia's.
What is polytheism?
Places that served as banks and stored gold, jewelry, fragrant oils, and finely woven textiles.
What are temples?
A worker skilled in a trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
What is an artisan?