Geography
How long is the Nile River?
3500 Miles
What is a mummy?
A body preserved through a special process.
Name two famous rulers in Egypt.
Hatshepsut and Ramses II.
What is a dynasty?
A ruling family that holds power for many years and generations.
Which sea does the Nile River flow into?
Mediterranean Sea
What was the sun god's name?
Amon-Re, or Ra
Who was on top of ancient Egypt's social pyramid?
The Pharaoh.
What is an artisan?
A skilled worker who practices a handicraft.
What is the Red Land?
A deadly and inhospitable place of hot, dry sand.
What does polytheistic mean?
The belief in more than one god.
Who was on bottom of Egypt's social pyramid?
Farmers, servants and slaves.
When did people begin growing crops in Egypt?
7,000 years ago.
What is the Black Land?
A narrow strip of fertile land on either side of the Nile River. This place was good for growing crops.
Describe the importance of the god Osiris in the religion of ancient Egypt.
He was the god of the underworld.
Describe the difference between Ramses II and Hatshepsut.
Hatshepsut was peaceful and a woman where Ramses II liked to go to war and was a man.
What are cataracts and how did they affect travel in ancient Egypt?
Egyptians used this type of plant from the Nile to make paper.
What is papyrus?
This structure was originally built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.
What is the Great Pyramid?
This boy pharaoh became famous when his nearly untouched tomb was discovered in 1922.
Who is King Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
This god guided souls to the underworld and had the head of a jackal.
Who is Anubis?