Pharaohs
This Pharaoh was the youngest one to ever take the throne at 9 years of age. His tomb being found is regarded as one of the greatest discoveries in human history.
Who is King Tut?
Egyptians did not necessarily invent this practice, but perfected it through millions of different trials. Bodies were prepared for the afterlife through intense embalmment and ritualistic practices.
What is mummification?
This person records information that takes place in society.
What is a scribe?
The most important river in all of Africa that flows from the South to the North.
What is the Nile River?
A huge building with four sloping triangular walls.
What are the pyramids?
This Pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt and was the first Pharaoh in Egyptian History. He was also tragically killed by a hippo.
Who is King Menes?
While the Nile water was plentiful, Ancient Egyptians also indulged and invented this adult beverage that is still enjoyed today throughout the world.
What is beer?
A set of rulers from the same family that can sometimes rule decades at a time.
What is a dynasty?
Mummification thrived here because the air in Ancient Egypt was ________ and _______.
What is dry and hot?
Slaves in Ancient Egypt were usually people who were ________ or ___________ captured after battle.
What are criminals and soldiers?
This king built the Great Pyramid. It is the largest one of the three pyramids in Giza.
Who is Khufu?
No bad breathe here. Well, it was not probably amazing... Egyptians mixed up rock salt, dried iris flowers, oxen hooves, pepper and mint crushed into a fine paste with a bit of water
What is toothpaste?
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
What is a regent?
Vegetation (plants) were prominent in this region which was located where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta?
The god of the living, dead, and afterlife is ________.
______ was the god of the dead and the underworld.
Who were Osiris and Anubis?
This Pharaoh built the Great Sphinx.
Who is Khafra?
The soviet loved this Ancient Egyptian invention so much, that they decided to put it on their country's flag.
What is a sickle?
A craftsman like a painter, weaver, or a jeweler.
What is an artisan?
The dead in Egypt were buried on the west side of the Nile. This was said to be the underworld where the afterlife would take place. King Tut and many other Pharaohs were found here in the __________ __ _________.
What is the Valley of Kings?
The Great Pyramids in Ancient Egypt are located in the city of _________.
What is Giza?
She was the first queen of Egypt and took the throne at age 12.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This is a hand-operated device for lifting water, invented in ancient times and still used in India, Egypt, and some other countries to irrigate land. Typically it consists of a long, tapering, nearly horizontal pole mounted like a seesaw.
What is a Shaduf?
A Pharaohs right hand man; second in command.
What is a vizier?
Egypt has the Mediterranean Sea to the North, the Sahara Desert, and this famous body of water to the right. It is mentioned also in biblical texts as being the place that Moses led the Israelites through.
What is the Red Sea?
The Nile River is __________ miles long. (Need an exact number)
What is 4,132 miles?