Society & Culture
This person can be found at the top of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Who is the pharaoh?
This item is what ancient Egyptians used to write upon.
What is papyrus?
This pharaoh died at a very young age, but very influential in Egypt.
Who is King Tutankhamun "Tut"?
The head of the ancient Egyptian government was called this.
Who is a pharaoh?
There are many of these massive
constructions throughout Egypt.
What are pyramids?
Ancient Egyptian religion is this type.
What is polytheistic or polytheism?
Ancient Egyptians used this to communicate on papyrus.
What is hieroglyphics?
This pharaoh tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton.
Who is Amenhotep IV?
The pharaoh required all other people
to see the ruler as one of these.
What is a god?
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
These are the people at the bottom of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt.
Who were unskilled workers?
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Who was the first great engineer who built the pyramids?
Who is Imhotep?
The Egyptian believed this person was a god on earth who protected Egypt.
Who are pharaohs?
High valued members of Egyptian society who had to go to a special school to be trained.
Who are scribes?
Farmers used this annual occurrence to help them grow their produce.
What is the annual flooding of the Nile River?
Ancient Egyptians were very good with medicine and science.
This means of preserving their dead is one example of
their skills.
What is mummification or embalming.
This woman was the last ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
Who is Cleopatra?
These people served as government officials and supervised people who worked as clerks and scribes.
Who are priests?
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
In addition to the annual flooding of the Nile River,
ancient and modern Egyptian farmers still use this
technology in their farming.
What is irrigation?
This is one of the mathematical innovations
of the ancient Egyptians still in use today.
What is the 365 day calendar
... or... the base 10 number system?
What are three rights that ancient Egyptian women had?
What is own property, buy and sell goods, make wills, obtain divorces, tended temples, and perform relgious ceremonies?
One of the two types of governments
that made up the blended ancient Egyptian government.
What is monarchy or theocracy?
These are wild, dangerous rapids located in the Nile River.
What are cataracts?