King Tut
Geography
Vocabulary
Culture
Miscellaneous
100
Father was first Pharaoh of Egypt
Who is Akhenaton?
100
The world's longest river
What is the Nile?
100
The world's first paper-like material
What is papyrus?
100
The ancient Egyptians had no iron to make strong weapons
What is one reason that Egypt declined in power?
100
a time of serious shortage of food
What is a famine?
200
Three potential causes of King Tut's death
What is "foot issue," serious broken bone in the knee area, and malaria.
200
A buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
200
A tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god Ra
What is an obelisk?
200
The king that united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Who is Menes?
200
Another name for Egypt
What is the "Gift of the Nile?"
300
Age at which King Tut became king.
What is 9-10 years old?
300
The desert that covers most of Egypt
What is the Sahara Desert?
300
Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects
What is hieroglyphics?
300
White
What is the color of most of the clothing?
300
The key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing
What is the Rosetta Stone?
400
Number of items found in King Tut's tomb
What is over 2,000 objects
400
The area near Thebes where the tombs of many pharaohs have been found.
What is the "Valley of the Kings?"
400
A body wrapped and preserved for eternal life
What is a mummy?
400
The three Egyptian seasons.
What is flood, planting, and harvest?
400
The large stone structure built as a tomb for King Khufu
What is The Great Pyramid?
500
18 years old
What is the age that King Tut died?
500
A landform that gave special protection to Egypt.
What is cataracts or the Sahara Desert?
500
The irrigation device used by the Egyptians
What is a shadoof?
500
Hairstyle of a young boy, not yet considered a man.
What is shaved head except for a side ponytail.
500
The only woman pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Who was Hatshepsut?
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