Pharaohs & Gods
a pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Who is Tutankhamun? (Or-King Tut)
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
What is Irrigation?
the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the Pharaohs?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited in a river (following flooding) that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
the practice of one person owning another person.
What is slavery?
the first female pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid (hint- think the lowest position).
What is the slaves?
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water. (located in lower Egypt; which is in northern Egypt)
What is a Delta? (Or the Nile Delta)
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
the god of the sun and also the most important god to the Ancient Egyptians.
Who is Ra? (Re, or Amon-Re)
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the Peasants (and/or Farmers).
the southern area of ancient Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
a stone found by a French solider leading to the translation of Hieroglyphics.
What is Rosetta Stone?
the pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt which established the first Egyptian Dynasty (he was also the first pharaoh).
Who is Menes?
the people who went to school in ancient Egypt, starting at about the age of ten.
Who are boys?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the government officials- (to include nobles and priests)?
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
Jars used to store the organs of Pharaoh's in the pyramids.
What is canopic jars.
this pharaoh reigned from 1279 B.C. - 1213 B.C. and fathered over 100 children!
Who is Ramses II (The Great)?
is a form of specific transportation that the Egyptians (used along the Nile River) and are said to have invented that people use today.
What is a sailboat?
the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the soldiers, scribes, merchants, and artisans?
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
The process of preserving the body so that the soul could stay in the afterlife.
What is Mummification?