Geography
What is the world's longest river?
The Nile River
The ruler of Ancient Egypt was called a...
Pharaoh!
What was the purpose of Pyramids?
The plant Egyptians used to write on was..
Papyrus!
Who was the Egyptian's Sun God?
Amun-Ra
Where is the Nile River located?
In Egypt.
The first woman pharaoh was named..
Hatshepsut!
What is the Great Sphinx?
A huge statue made of a Pharaohs head and a lion's body.
The symbols in Egyptian writing are called?
Hieroglyphs!
Mummy!
Egypt is located on which continent?
Africa!
The pharaoh's tomb that told us a lot about ancient Egypt was...
King Tutankhamun!
Which Pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Pharaoh Khufu
What does the Egyptian writing look like?
Little pictures!
What did it mean if someone had a light heart?
They had a good heart!
What did the Nile do every year?
It flooded.
What did Hatshepsut do that was different than other pharaohs?
She dressed as a male pharaoh.
Why was treasure placed in the pyramids?
Egyptians believed the people would use these things in their afterlife.
What do we call the people in Ancient Egypt who could read and write?
Scribes!
Name 3 ways Egyptians were like us.
They had similar furniture, played board games, had loving families, wanted to look beautiful, and had religious beliefs.
Where is the Nile Delta and what is it?
It is where the river flows from lower Egypt to upper Egypt, into the Mediterranean Sea. It divides into many smaller streams.
Where was King Tut buried?
The Valley of the Kings.
Why did Pharaoh Khafre build the Great Sphinx?
He wanted to show how powerful he was. He thought it would protect the pyramids, and he didn't want to spend so long building a pyramid like his father.
Who was Howard Carter?
An archaeologist that found King Tut's tomb.