Geography
What is the direction of the flow of the Nile River?
North
Who was the first pharaoh and what was then started?
Narmer
First Dynasty
What was the writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
What did the ancient Egyptians believe in?
Polytheism
Many gods and goddesses
Where does the Nile River empty?
Mediterranean Sea
Hatshepsut
Who wrote the writing system and what did they use to do this?
Scribes
Ink on Papyrus
What was the spirit called in the afterlife that needed a preserved body?
Ka
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
Which pharaoh is famous for his tomb?
Tutankhamun aka Tut
What branch of Science helped the ancient Egyptians predict when the Nile River would flood?
Astronomy
Amon-Re
Osiris
Isis
Horus
Seth
Thoth
Coco???
What made ancient travel impossible along the Nile?
Which pharaoh build the most monuments?
Ramses II
Who built the first pyramid and what kind of pyramid was it?
Imhotep
Step Pyramid
Pharaoh
Nobles / Priests / Officials
Scribes
Merchants / Artisans
Farmers / Servants / Slaves
What civilization was to the south of Egypt?
Kush
Which pharaoh was the last one?
Cleopatra VII
What did the ancient Egyptians build to help determine the amount of flood water from the Nile?
Nilometer
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