Pharaohs
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?
helped historians break the code for deciphering hieroglyphics. It had 3 languages on it
What is the Rosetta Stone?
the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the Pharaohs?
a rocky place with rapids in a river
What is a cataract?
drying a dead body by feeding preservatives to prevent it from decaying
What is Embalming?
promoter of Egyptian trade, the first female pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
a plant that grew along the Nile river and was used to make paper
What is papyrus?
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the slaves?
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
the joining of separate parts into one whole
What is unification?
the pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu?
Which development was the most influential in helping people learn about life in ancient Egypt?
What is Writing?
The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the farmers?
the southern area of ancient Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
What is economy?
the pharaoh known for his military leadership and having more than 100 wives.
Who is Ramses?
Explain the afterlife. What did Egyptians do to prepare a pharaoh for the afterlife?
What is the ancient Egyptian belief system of life after death. A pyramid would be built for pharaohs, their body was embalmed and mummified then placed in a sarcophagus. The sarcophagus was placed inside a tomb of the pyramid along with everything the pharaoh would need for the afterlife?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the priests and nobles?
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
a stone coffin adorned with sculpture
What is a Sarcophagus?
The pharaoh known for being a strong leader and building many monuments
Who is Senusret?
What is toothpaste, perfume, beer, papyrus, sailboat, calendar, mathematics, hieroglyphics, breath mints, surgery etc.?
the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the government officials, scribes, merchants, and artisan/craftspeople?
How did the Nile river help trade in ancient Egypt?
boats carrying goods could travel up and down it.
the study of human activity through recovery and analysis of materials.
What is archeology?