Geography
Famous Humans
Vocabulary
Random Facts
Maps
100
a flat or level area of land
plain
100
the Bible character who became a vizier
Joseph
100
World's first paperlike material
papyrus
100
What is a body wrapped and preserved for eternal life?
mummy
100
where is Memphis?
Letter C
200
a highland plain
plateau
200
the pharaoh whose tomb revealed a lot about ancient Egypt
Tutankhamen
200
a time of serious shortage of food
famine
200
a buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river
delta
200
Where is Thebes?
Letter E
300
world's second largest continent
Africa
300
the first pharaoh
Akhenaton
300
a rock bed piled high in a river creating small waterfalls
cataracts
300
a tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god Ra
obelisk
300
Where is the Nile?
River?
Letter F
400
low land between hills or mountains
valley
400
the only woman pharaoh
Hatshepsut
400
the secretary to the ruler in a court
scribe
400
the area near Thebes where there are a lot of tombs
the Valley of the Kings
400
Why is Lower Egypt located in the northern part of Egypt?
It has a lower elevation-- it is closer to sea level.
500
highest mountain in Africa
Kilimanjaro
500
What does pharaoh mean?
Great House
500
the irrigation device used by the Egyptians
shadoof
500
Upper Egypt is located where?
Upper Egypt is located in the southern region of Egypt.
500
Because Egypt had no iron they ______ in power.
declined