Pharaohs
Legacies
Social Pyramid
Geography
Vocabulary
100
a pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Who is Tutankhamun?
100
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
What is Irrigation?
100

the group with the least amount of people on the top of ancient Egyptian social pyramid.

Who are the Pharaohs?

100

a mixture of tiny bits of rock and rich fertile soil.

What is silt?

100

a wrapped body preserved for the afterlife

What is a mummy?

200
a pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
200
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
200

The group that comes below the royal familyon the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.

Who are the priests and scribes?

200

the desert where nothing grows and it is has no resources.

What is a Red Land?

200
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
300

a popular pharaoh because she embraced Egyptian culture and the country was prosperous during her rule

Who is Cleopatra?

300
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
300

The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.

Who are the farmers?

300

the southern area of ancient Egypt.

What is Upper Egypt?

300

a temporary ruler

What is a regent?

400
the pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Who is Menes?
400

the people who went to school in ancient Egypt, starting at about the age of ten.

Who are the scribes?

400

The group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.

Who are royal family?

400
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
400

a series of rulers from the same family

What is a dynasty?

500

No one questioned the king because he was the supreme authority and was appointed by whom.

Who are the Gods?

500

Rope of protection surrounding the name of an Egyptian God or royal person

What is a cartouche?

500

The four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.

Who are the farmers, trades workers, merchants?

500
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
500

creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human

What is a sphinx?

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