Pharaohs
Who is the pharaoh who ruled from about age 10 to 19? His tomb remained mostly untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Tutankhamun
What is the term for the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes?
Irrigation
What Egyptian social group is the one with the least amount of people in it?
The Pharaohs
What is the largest sand desert in the world? Egypt is covered by about 90% of this desert.
Sahara desert
What is the term for a grassy plain? Nubians let their herds of cattle graze here.
Savannas
Who was the first female to become pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
The term for the reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper is what?
Papyrus
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid is what group?
What was the Kush civilization called before it was called Kush?
Nubia
This is the term for a material that was burned for its pleasant smell. This was a common trade item for the Egyptians.
Incense
Who is the pharaoh that ordered the building of the pyramids including the Great Pyramid?
King Khufu
The Egyptian complex system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs is called what?
Hieroglyphics
What group is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
Farmers and herders
The Kush kingdom was located in what present-day country?
Sudan, south of Egypt
What is the term for gods and goddesses?
Deities
Which pharaoh unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh of Egypt?
King Menes
What people went to school in ancient Egypt, starting at about the age of ten?
Egyptian boys
The second highest group of people on the Egyptian social class is what people?
Priests, nobles, and government officials
What was the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
What is the process of removing body organs called?
Embalming
This pharaoh led an uprising of Egyptians and drove the Hyksos out of the Nile Delta to reclaim their land?
King Ahmose
What specific form of transportation did the Egyptians invent, that people still use today?
Sailboat
What people are in the middle class of Egyptian society?
Traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North
What is the term for forced payments to the Egyptian pharaoh to enrich the kingdom?
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