Ancient Egypt 1
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Ancient Egypt 3
Ancient Egypt 4
Ancient Egypt 5
100
What is an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips called?
mummy
100
What were pyramids used for?
Pyramids were used as tombs for pharaohs.
100
A shadoof is _____
a pole with a bucket and counterweight used especially in Egypt for raising water.
100
A theocracy is ____
a system of government in which the ruler is chosen by god, or closer to god than others.
100
What was a major result of the Nile flooding?
made the soil fertile
200
The Nile River is approximately _________miles long
4,000
200
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for what Pharaoh?
Khufu
200
Identify this Egyptian god
Sehkmet- goddess of healing, marriage and motherhood.
200
The woman pharaoh that tried to help rebuild the Egyptian economy?
Hatshepsut
200
Besides silt, give 2 other benefits of the Nile River.
transportation, a trade route, fishing, bathing, water for animals, source of papyrus
300
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
hieroglyphs
300
What is the longest river in the world?
Ra-the sun god who created the world and sails a boat across the sky at sunrise and sunset
300
The Nile delta becomes a tributary to the ____
Mediterranean Sea
300
Three eras of ancient Egyptian history.
Old, Middle and New Kingdom
300
What Egyptian pharaoh became King when he was 10?
King Tut
400
What was the tallest building in the world for 4,000 years and is the only one of the Seven Ancient Wonders still standing?
The Great Pyramid
400
The city of Thebes is located in which part of ancient Egypt?
southern part/upper Egypt
400
What is another name for an Egyptian King?
Pharaoh
400
wild rapids found on the Nile River are known as
cataracts
400
a line of rulers from one family is called a
dynasty
500
a reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts and paper
papyrus
500
The most important Egyptian god (God of the Sun)
Re
500
Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
500
What pharaoh tried to make Egypt Monotheistic?
Amenhotep
500
Name the society according to rank.
(slaves, artisans, farmers, royalty/nobles/scribes, Pharaoh)
Pharaoh- Royalty/nobles/scribes, artisans, farmers, slaves