GEOGRAPHY AND FARMING
This river runs from South to North and was the reason for Egyptian success and optimism.
What is the Nile?
This Egyptian pharaoh was famous for her romantic and military alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
This nickname for the pharaoh Tutankhamun is known around the world.
What is "King Tut"?
A ruler of ancient Egypt.
What is a pharaoh?
This is a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols used in Ancient Egypt.
What is hieroglyphics?
Kush developed in the _________ Nile River Valley.
What is southern?
This female pharaoh was the mother of King Tut.
Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II is also known as the "Ruler of Rulers" and...
What is "Ramses the Great"?
The Ancient Egyptians were ___________, meaning they believed in many gods.
What is polytheistic?
The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for whom?
Who is Khufu?
This vocabulary word is defined as a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.
What is delta?
This female pharaoh was one of the greatest Egyptian pharaohs, increased trade, and oversaw ambitious building projects such as the Temple of Deir el-Bahri.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This was the original name of the pharaoh Akhenaton, before he changed it to honor Aton.
What is Amenhotep IV?
This was the name given to the monotheistic religion imposed on the Ancient Egyptians by the pharaoh Akhenaten.
What is Atenism?
The process of mummification includes removing the organs of the deceased and placing them into these.
What are canopic jars?
This object was used in Ancient Egypt to scoop water from the Nile River into basins that would transport it to crop fields.
What is a shadoof?
This famous Egyptian was the younger sister of Cleopatra who launched a plot to take the throne away from her.
Who is Arsinoe?
This pharaoh led trade conquests and expeditions into lower Nubia, and the Egyptian government declined under his reign.
Who is Pepi II?
This Ancient Egyptian deity was god of the sun.
Who is Ra?
The Great Sphinx of Giza's face is modeled after this Egyptian pharaoh.
Who is Khafre?
This vocabulary word is defined as a waterfall or rapids in a river.
What is a cataract?
The tomb of Hatshepsut was discovered in _____ .
What is 1903?
This Ancient Greek historian referred to pharaoh Khufu and Khafre as "wicked and cruel".
Who is Herodotus?
This book was one of the most important writings in Ancient Egypt and detailed the Egyptian afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
This British archaeologist famously discovered the tombs and mummies of Hatshepsut and Tutankhamun.
Who is Howard Carter?