Geography
Pharaohs
Inventions
Thanksgiving Leftovers
100

What is the direction of the flow of the Nile River?

North

100

Who was the first pharaoh and what was then started?

Narmer

First Dynasty

100

What was the writing system called?

Hieroglyphics

100

What did the ancient Egyptians believe in?

Polytheism

Many gods and goddesses

200

Where does the Nile River empty?

Mediterranean Sea

200
Who was the first female pharaoh?

Hatshepsut

200

Who wrote the writing system and what did they use to do this?

Scribes

Ink on Papyrus

200

What was the spirit called in the afterlife that needed a preserved body?

Ka

300

Why was the land called the Red Land and Black Land in Egypt?

Red = hot, dry, deadly desert

Black = Fertile soil (silt) along the Nile

300

Which pharaoh is famous for his tomb?

Tutankhamun aka Tut

300

What branch of Science helped the ancient Egyptians predict when the Nile River would flood?

Astronomy

300
Name three gods from Ancient Egypt.

Amon-Re

Osiris

Isis

Horus

Seth

Thoth

Coco???

400

What made ancient travel impossible along the Nile?

Cataracts
400

Which pharaoh build the most monuments?

Ramses II

400

Who built the first pyramid and what kind of pyramid was it?

Imhotep

Step Pyramid

400
List the social pyramid from top to bottom.

Pharaoh

Nobles / Priests / Officials

Scribes

Merchants / Artisans

Farmers / Servants / Slaves

500

What civilization was to the south of Egypt?

Kush

500

Which pharaoh was the last one?

Cleopatra VII

500

What did the ancient Egyptians build to help determine the amount of flood water from the Nile?

Nilometer

500

List the mummification process. Must include the steps in the answer to get full points!!

    Wash & purify body

    Remove brain & internal organs

    Filled and covered with natron (salt) & left in desert

    Apply make-up to make look life-like

    Wrapped with linen bandages

    Death Mask fitted over face

    Placed in decorated coffin

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