Gods
God of the Sun
Ra
Considered the last Pharaoh of Egypt. This Pharaoh maintained power by making alliances with famous Romans such as Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Cleopatra VII
A reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
Papyrus
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
This animal was considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians.
Cats
God of the Dead
Anubis
A lady Pharaoh who was originally regent for her son, but she eventually took on the power of Pharaoh. She organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt. Many consider her to be one of the greatest Pharaohs in the history of Egypt.
Hatshepsut
The Egyptians mixed vegetable gum, soot and bee wax to make this item.
Black Ink
What body of water does the Nile flow into?
The Mediterranean Sea
This pyramid took around 20 years to finish and became the tallest structure in the world until the building of the Eiffel Tower.
Great Pyramid of Giza
God of the Underworld
Osiris
This couple's reign is most famous for the changes it made to the Ancient Egyptian religion; they tried to change the religion from polytheistic worship (the worship of many gods) to the worship of a single god, Aten.
Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Precise amounts of rock salt, mint, dried iris flower, and grains of pepper were used to create early forms of what modern item?
Toothpaste
What are the 2 biomes (habitats) of Egypt?
The Freshwater Biome and The Desert Biome.
A mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by the river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
Silt
God of the Air and the chief deity
Amun
Famous for his intact tomb and lots of Egyptian treasures that we discovered from this dynasty. He became a Pharaoh when he was nine years old, and he let people worship all the gods that his father banned.
King Tutankhamun (Tut)
These 2 items were created by the Egyptians to help keep track of time.
Calendar and clock
What are 3 benefits for civilizations settling near a river valley?
fertile soil, access to water routes for trade, access to a water supply, resources such as fish
What important event occurred in June?
Flooding season
The first five gods of Egypt
Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys, and Horus
A Pharaoh known for constructing more monuments and statues than any other ruler in the ancient Egypt throughout his 67 year reign.
Ramses II
This invention revolutionized agriculture and modified versions of this Egyptian invention are still used by farmers in developing countries around the world.
The Ox-drawn Plough
What are the names of the 2 sections/areas in Egypt?
Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north. The sections are named this way because the Nile flows from south to north.
Ancient Egyptians removed all organs except this organ.
Heart