The Nile
The Nile flowed this direction
What is south to north?
The Ancient Egyptians were monotheistic. True or False
What is false- they were polytheistic
She was one of the first women to rule as Pharaoh
Who is Hatshepsut?
Means "great house"
What is pharaoh?
Egypt is on this continent
What is Africa?
True or False- the Nile is the longest river in the world
What is true?
These giant structures were built as tombs
what are pyramids?
He was known mostly for the riches found in his tomb, not for his rule
Who is King Tut?
Paper used in Ancient Egypt
What is papyrus?
The Nile flows into this sea
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
These plants grew on the banks of the Nile and were used to make payarus
What are reeds?
These workers formed the largest social class, and were at the bottom of the social pyramid
Who are unskilled worker, farmers and enslaved people?
This Pharaoh was mostly known for attempting to change the Egyptian religion to monotheism
Who is Akenaton?
The process of preserving the body to keep it from decaying
What is embalming?
What are wheat, barley and flax
This device was used to get water from the Nile
What is a Shadoof?
The name of jars in which organs were placed during the mummification process
What are canopic jars?
He ruled as Pharaoh for 66 years!
Who is Ramses II?
When a person is both the political leader and the religious leader
What is A Theocracy?
The name of the Ancient Egyptian writing system
What are Hieroglyphics?
The Nile did this, causing the soil to become fertile for farming.
What is flood?
Name one of the two MOST important gods to the Ancient Egyptians
Who are Re (sun) and Hapi (river)
This was the reason for the decline of the Egyptian empire
What are costly wars?
A government representative to another country
What is an envoy?
This Egyptian ruler (called king, not pharaoh) united upper and lower Egypt
Who was Narmer?