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?
the watering of dry land by means of canals and gates
What is Irrigation?
These structures were built as great tombs for the pharaohs
What are the pyramids?
rich dark soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
the artifact discovered by Napolean's army which was used to break the code of hieroglyphs
What is the Rosetta Stone?
the pharaoh who tried to change Egypt from polytheism to monotheism
Who is Akenaten?
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
An embalmed body was wrapped in this to help preserve it.
What is linen?
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water. It is in the shape of a triangle.
What is a Delta?
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt. It means "Great House"
What is pharaoh?
the pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu or Cheops?
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 symbols
What is Hieroglyphics?
Egyptians believed this organ was weighed against a feather to determine if a person would go to the afterlife.
What is the heart?
the southern area of ancient Egypt
What is Upper Egypt?
the oval shape drawn around a royal name
What is a cartouche?
the pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Who is King Narmer or Menes?
The ancient Egyptians made great strides in this area of learning which enabled them to build incredible structures pyramids, temples, obelisks, irrigation systems
What is mathematics? (specifically, measurement)
This a stone coffin in which the smaller wooden coffin was placed.
What is a sarcophagus?
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
the worship of many gods
What is polytheism?
The pharaoh who ruled in place of her baby nephew but refused to give up the throne to him when he came of age. She sponsored expeditions into Africa which brought back gold, monkeys, elephants, incense and more.
Who is Hatshepsut?
is a form of specific transportation that the Egyptians are said to have invented that people use today.
What is a sailboat?
These containers held the mummified stomach, lungs and liver so the body could be re-animated in the afterlife.
What are canopic jars?
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
the joining of separate parts into one
King Narmer ______________ upper and lower Egypt.
What is unified?