Vocabulary
A triangular shaped landform where the Nile empties into the sea
What is delta?
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
What is North?
This person is at the top of the social pyramid
What is the Pharaoh?
A system of government officials...
What is beurocracy?
Egyptians worked this job to produce food for the civilization.
Who are farmers?
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called.....
What is a sarcophagus?
The area of Egypt with a lower elevation that is closest to the Mediterranean Sea
What is Lower Egypt?
These people are very important and are located directly under the pharaoh in the social pyramid with nobles, priests and
What are government officials?
What is the name of the highest official under the pharaoh?
What is a vizier?
The success of farming created a ___________ of grain, which led to specialized jobs.
What is a surplus?
The Egyptian writing system is called...
An area of Egypt with higher elevation and farther south
What is Upper Egypt?
Farmers, servants and slaves were located at the ___________ of the social pyramid
What is bottom?
Ancient Egyptians believed their pharaoh was part man, part what?
What is a god?
Egyptians did this to get the supplies they needed from far away lands.
What is trade?
Statue of a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head...
What is a sphinx?
What are Cataracts?
These people were considered very important because they wrote on papyrus, stone monuments and coffins and were placed in the center of the social pyramid.
Who are scribes?
A series of rulers in ancient Egypt were called
What is a Dynasty?
Egyptian economy was based on this
What is agriculture?
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife is called...
What is mummification?
After a flood, this is deposited into the surrounding lands
What is Silt?
These people were responsible for creating specialized goods and selling them. They are located near the bottom of the social pyramid.
Who are merchants and artisans?
The type of government in Ancient Egypt
What is Theocracy?
Ancient Egyptians used this body of water to travel and trade.
What is the Nile River?