Religion
It means the worship of many gods
polytheistic
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
Hieroglyphics
Three different time periods Egyptian history is split into
Old kingdom, middle kingdom, and new kingdom
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
The Pharaoh
True or false, Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was a descendant of the Gods
True
Name of the soil created by the annual flooding of the river.
Silt
Papyrus was a plant found along the Nile River and was used to make _____.
Papyrus
Name of the first female ruler in Egypt
Hatshepsut
What jobs made up most of the Egyptian population?
Slaves and peasants
Who is the sun god?
Re / Ra / Amun
Triangle shaped area in which a river splits into many smaller rivers.
Delta
Similar to the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians used ___ to water their crops
irrigation
What kind of power did the pharaoh have?
Absolute Power
Most educated people in Egyptian society held the job of __________.
Scribe
Why did the Egyptians burry themselves with riches?
To be successful in the afterlife
What direction does the Nile River flow? Use cardinal directions!
It flows from south to north
What object helped historians to decipher hieroglyphs?
The Rosetta Stone
a line of rulers from one family
Dynasty
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid?
Less people at the top and more at the bottom.
Who is Osiris’ wife?
Isis
Area of steep cliffs and large boulders form dangerous, fast-moving waters
Cataract
How did the Egyptians figure out the length of a year?
The flooding of the Nile
What Egyptian king united these states and became the first pharaoh of all Egypt?
Menes
Who was the top advisor of the pharaoh?
The vizier