The Egyptian Civilization
In the Bible, what is the name used to refer to Egypt?
Mizraim
As the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea, it forms a fan shape. What is this shape called? Why?
Delta, because it resembles the Greek letter delta.
Why was the Nile Delta an ideal place to grow crops?
the land was low and well watered
Silt
Building tombs called pyramids.
What is a dead body that has been preserved from decaying?
a mummy
This is the longest river in the world; it begins in central Africa and runs four thousand miles north to the Mediterranean Sea. This river flows from south to north.
The Nile River
What device did farmers use to dip water from the Nile river for their irrigation canals?
shadoof
How did Egypt become the storehouse of the ancient world?
What was the mountainous area in the south called?
Upper Egypt
The Great Pyramid was built for the pharaoh Khufu. he ruled during the Fourth Dynasty. His magnificent pyramid covers thirteen acres. Where is the Great Pyramid located?
The Valley of Giza.
What is a special container for organs of a dead body?
canopic jar
This is an ancient kingdom and later a modern country in northeastern Africa known as The Gift of the Nile.
Egypt
What two bodies of water border Egypt?
Who warned Pharaoh about the coming famine?
GOD
When did Upper and Lower Egypt become unified?
What is a pyramid?
a large tomb constructed on a rectangular base with four sloping, triangular sides.
What is a stone coffin?
Sections of the Nile river that become very shallow and rocky, causing dangerous rapids. These areas slowed the advancement of invaders who came to attack from the south. What are these areas called?
Cataracts
What country is on Egypt's western border?
Libya
This man interpreted Pharaoh's dream and told him how to prepare for the seven years of famine by storing extra food during the seven years of plenty.
Joseph-A Hebrew that had been sold into slavery
What named was used to refer to the powerful leaders during the Old Kingdom?
Pharaoh
What is a dynasty?
a line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family.
What have archeologist learned from studying mummies?
looks, health, age, diseases of the mummy and the wealth of the family.
What barrier protected Egypt on the east and west?
What country is on Egypt's south border?
Sudan
What was used to measure the water levels of the Nile and determine how much taxes people should pay?
Nilometer
What other structures did Egyptians build?
temples, storehouses, palaces and the Sphinx
The embalmer dressed up like what during the embalming process?
Anubis
The paper made from the stems of a plant that grew along the Nile. Egyptians used because it was light, thin and easily stored. The dry climate helped preserve papyrus records.
Egyptians prepared things for the afterlife. What else has helped to preserve artifacts and records found in the pyramids?
The dry climate
Egyptian writing. A system of writing made of picture symbols.
hieroglyphics
An ancient rock stele or monument carved with Egyptian hieroglyphics, Greek and another script: used as a key to decipher Egyptian heiroglyphics; discovered in the Egyptian town of Rosetta in 1799.
Rosetta Stone
Who was the egyptologist who translated the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone in 1822?
He received a Doctor of Letters degree by nineteen and had mastered thirteen languages by age twenty.
Jean-Francois Champollion
Egyptians believed that without a body, a person could not exist in the next world. What did they do to the dead because of this belief?
Mummify the dead