Geography
Called "The Giver of Life"
Nile River
Kings of Egypt were called
Pharaohs
Son of Isis and Osiris
Horus
United Upper and Lower Egypt
King Narmer (Menes)
Into which body of water the Nile River flows?
Mediterranean Sea
Served as a natural protection from invasion from West and East
deserts
Egyptian writing material
Papyrus
Goddess of Truth
Maat
Became famous after his tomb was found untouched
King Tut
Artifact that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Triangular shaped fertile land at the mouth of the river
Delta
preparation of body for mummification
Embalming
What organ was left in the body during mummification
Heart
Wanted to introduce monotheism in Egypt
Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)
Why Lower Egypt is at the top of the map?
Based on the current of Nile River ( the mouth)
Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom
Memphis
A line of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
Built to guard pyramids of Giza
The Great Sphynx
First woman pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Into what 3 big periods the history of ancient Egypt is divided?
Old, Middle and New Kingdoms
Small waterfalls/rapids protecting from invasion by the Nile River
cataracts
Internal organs from the body were placed in special pots called ......
Canopic Jars
What is the purpose of mummification?
To preserve the body for afterlife
He built the biggest number of monuments
Ramses the Great
Why did they stop building pyramids like the ones in Giza?
Tried to prevent tombs from robberies.