Pharaohs
The most famous pharaoh, who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered by Howard Carter.
Who is Tutankhamun? AKA 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 by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
they are mud bricks, used to build Egyptian homes.
What is adobe?
a pharaoh who was one of 4 female pharoahs. She built the 3 story Deir el Bahri. She was later almost erased from history.
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.
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 title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
the pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu?
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 farmers?
the body of water to the East of the Nile.
What is the Red Sea?
they are tax collectors.
What are nomarchs?
The pharoahs took these into the afterlife with them
What are their treasures and worldly possessions?
the people who went to school in ancient Egypt, starting at about the age of ten.
Who are boys from wealthy families?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the government officials?
they are a series of rapids.
What are cataracts?
It is stone made from pressed sand, duh!
What is sandstone?
the pharaoh known as the rebel king. He was originally known as Amenhotep IV
Who is Akhenaten?
these are two of the purposes of hieroglyphics
What are business dealings, poetry, magic spells, stories, history, and taxes?
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 the Nile River flows into
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
the technique of preserving a human corpse
What is embalming?