Ancient Egypt 1
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
Nile
Tooth-hurty
These huge tombs were built by hand with no machines and were used to honor and house their Pharaohs
Pyramids
True or False: the climate of Egypt is hot and dry?
True
What geographic feature made up most of Egypt?
Desert
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
This word is what happens when there was too much water for the Nile to hold
Flood
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
Mummification
How long is the Nile river in miles?
4,000
a plant that grows along the nile that can be turned into paper
Papyrus
Evil Spirits
This word means king
Pharaoh
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
the way that money is managed throughout a civilization
Economy
The word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms
Irrigation
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and basic shapes and angles
A historian who studies history through the examination of artifacts
Archeologist
The material that Pyramids were made out of
Limestone
The Egyptians worshipped many gods. What is the word for this?
Polytheistic
What is the nutrient rich soil that is left behind after flooding called?
Silt
This helped archaeologist decipher Hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
Who is in the the top spots of the social hierarchy?
2. Scribes and Priests
Which way does the Nile River flow and why?
South to North due to a higher elevation in the south part of Egypt
The idea of a Pharaoh being a God developed into what idea in Europe later on?
The "divine right" of kings
The Nile, Deserts, and Mediterranean sea provided this for the Ancient Egyptians
Protection from outside invasion