Geography
Religion
Inventions
Daily Life
Pharaohs
100
What is the climate like in Egypt around the Nile?
very hot summers, dry, flooding in the fall
100
Were the Egyptians polytheistic (belief in many gods) or monotheistic (belief in one god)
poly
100
This game involved rolling a ball into an open hole
Bowling
100
Who built Egypts pyramids?
Slaves, peasants, farmers in the flood season, engineers
100
What is a Pharaoh?
-King of Egypt, most powerful person, leader, head of government/military
200
northeast orange is egypt
200
True or false
Egyptians believed that rebirth was a part of afterlife for those who earned it
true
200
This item was made of mint, salt, pepper, flowers and helped after an especially gritty slice of bread.
toothpaste
200
List 3 things that were a common part of Ancient Egyptian diets
grain, fish, beer, eggs, green vegetables, bread, onion, lentils
200
Why did Pharaoh Narmer wear a red and white crown?
To unify upper and lower Egypt after he brought them together through warfare.
300
In what direction does the Nile River flow?
South to North
300
This book held spells for those who recently passed away and gave tips for how to get through the underworld.
The Book of the Dead
300
This was attached to an Ox and was used to prepare fields for crop seeds.
Ox Drawn Plow
300
In Ancient Egypt's social structure, Pharaohs were at the top and peasants were on the bottom. What kind of people were in between?
artisans, businesspeople, scribes, government workers, priests
300
Who was King Tut?
Young Pharaoh, famous after death when his tomb was discovered untouched in 1922, became pharaoh at 9 and died at 18.
400
How was Ancient Egypt protected from attack by their natural surroundings?
Desert on both sides, the Nile flows south to north so its hard for Mediterranean region people to attack down the river.
400
Name 3 Egyptian gods
Osiris, isis, ra, min, Aten, ra, hathor, seth, horus
400
This invention allowed for heiroglyph writing and was the first form of paper.
Papyrus
400
What cosmetic item was worn by both men and women of Ancient Egypt
eyeliner
400
This Pharaoh ruled for 66 years, sponsored many great building projects like the Temple at Harnak, conquered land around Egypt and fought the Hittites.
Ramses II
500
What part of Ancient Egypt did the Libyans take over?
The Nile Delta region (mouth of the river around along the coast of the Mediterranean)
500
How did Akhenaten change Egyptain religion? Why did he change it?
Wanted egyptians to only worship the sun god Aten, he felt that priests had become too powerful.
Egyptians did not like these changes.
500
The Egyptians were the first to use these hair-covering inventions as they aged
Wigs
500
List 2 steps in the mummy making process
removal of brain through nose, draining of body fluids, using chemical preservatives, wrapping the body in linen
500
Hatshepsut (hat-shep-soot) was best known for...
Being a powerful female Pharaoh, taking the position from her entitled step-son, establishing many trade relations during the New Kingdom