Vocabulary
What is the preserving of the bodies for the afterlife called?
Mummification
Where is Egypt located?
Northern Africa
This pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza
Khufu
Only men were Pharaoh.
What is topography?
the shape of the land
The fertile soil deposited along the Nile river banks
silt
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
This pharaoh was a woman
Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, Nefferitti
Everyone was rich in Egypt.
False most people were peasants and poor.
What were the three kingdoms in Egypt called?
Old, Middle and New
The form of picture writing for Ancient Egypt
hieroglyphics
Where did the Nile river end ?
Mediterranean Sea
This was the boy pharaoh
King Tut
The vizier was the assistant to the pharaoh.
True
How did the Nile benefit the Egyptians?
water, food, farming, trade, etc..
The simpler version of hieroglyphics
hieractic script
The source of the Nile river is the
Central African mountians
This pharaoh united Upper & Lower Egypt
Menes
It took over two months to complete the mummification process.
True around 70 days
What were some of the important inventions of Ancient Egypt?
toothpaste, paper, ink, pyramids, calendar, iron, plow, hieroglyphics,geometry, medicine
The jars where the organs were placed for the aferlife
canopic jars
Natural barriers for Egypt include?
The Eastern and Western desert and Mediterranean Seas & Red sea
This pharaoh was in rule for 67 years
Ramesses
The Great Pyramid of Giza had over 2 million stone blocks.
True
Name some of the crops that Egyptians grew.
wheat, barley, lettuce, grapes, etc.