Geography
The main river that runs through Egypt is called...
The Nile
These were built during the Old Kingdom as tombs for Pharoahs
Pyramids
What is the leader of Ancient Egypt called?
Pharoah
As part of the mummification process, the organs were placed into...
Canopic jars
Ancient Egyptian writing is called...
Hieroglyphs
This habitat protected Egyptians from invasions to the West
Deserts
What was the process of transporting water from The Nile into the fields called?
Irrigation
Who was the last pharoah of Egypt?
Cleopatra
Why was the heart not removed from the body during the mummification process?
What was the paper like writing material used by the Egyptians called?
Papyrus
What two kingdoms were combined to make Ancient Egypt?
The Upper and Lower Kingdoms
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human
Sphinx
On the royal crown of Egypt, what did the colours red and white represent?
Red represented Lower Egypt and white represented Upper Egypt
Whose tomb discovery was said to have led to a curse?
King Tutankhamun's
What is a cartouche?
A name plate used during burial (usually for a pharoah)
Floods
The largest Egyptian pyramid and tomb of Khufu is called?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
How old was King Tut when he died?
19
Why were Ancient Egyptians burried with lots of treasure and grave goods?
Because they believed they could take these objects to the afterlife
The red and white crown of the pharoah symbolises what?
The unification of upper and lower Egypt
Where did Egyptians bury their pharoahs during the New Kingdom?
The Valley of the Kings
A shadoof is a what?
A pole with a bucket and counterweight used to raise water from the river in Egypt
A line of rulers all coming from the one family is called a what?
Dynasty
Mummies were kept in a case called what?
Sarcophagus
Ra is the god of?
The sun