Ancient Egypt

Vocabulary & Other Facts

100

The name given to family of rulers whose rule is passed down from family member to family member

Dynasty

200

Name given to Egyptian leaders. Like a King or President

Pharaoh

300

Name given to the form of writing developed by the Egyptians

Hieroglyphics

400

Sorry! We don't have any copy machines in Egypt!

However, if you wanted a duplicate of a letter or other written document, this person could help you for sure :-)

Scribe

500

This Egyptian ruler's body and belongings were found in 1922 making him a very famous. He even got his own TV Show!

King Tut

The Beginning

100

The Ancient Egyptian civilization was built up along what river

The Nile River

200

These structures were built with the mud created when the river receded (went down) after a flood

Homes

300

This wheel allowed Egyptians to create jars for storage, cooking, and religious decoration

Pottery Wheel

400

Egypt & The Nile River is located on what continent?

Africa

500

Thanks to the Nile creating surplus Egyptians had more time for creative activities instead of doing what?

Growing Food

Egyptian Kingdoms

100

Name the 3 Egyptian Kingdoms (time periods)

Old Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom

200

This man was the leader of the first Egyptian dynasty

Menes

300

This New Kingdom ruler was the first woman ruler of Egypt

Hatshepsut

400

This Old Kingdom leader was the one who first established the Egyptian civilization by uniting the North and South

Menes

500

These people defeated the Egyptians during the Middle Kingdom and ruled in Egypt for 150 years

Hyksos

Egyptian Culture

100

This was the process Egyptians used to preserve the bodies of those who died

Mummification

200

When Pharaohs and members of the Pharoah's family died these were build to store their bodies

Pyramids

300

This half lion, half man structure was built to guard the great pyramid of Giza

Sphinx

400

True or False : Egyptians believed that when a person died that was the complete end of their life

False

500

What is today's date? Thanks to the Egyptians developing this thing, knowing is easy

Calendar

Egyptian Society

100

This man is the top of the Egyptian societal pyramid

Pharaoh

200

These people are at the bottom of the Egyptian Societal pyramid

Slaves

300

He's got all the power! Egyptian people viewed the Pharaoh like Christian people view this man

God

400

This plant was used to create paper that Egyptians wrote on

Papyrus

500

Name a job that you could have in Egypt that would put you in the "middle class"

Merchant

Craftsman

Scribe