Ancient Egypt 1
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
This word means a long, long time ago
ancient
Who is at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Farmers / Slaves
Which social class in Ancient Egypt was primarily responsible for building the pyramids?
Farmers, who worked on the pyramids during the Nile's flooding season.
desert
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
The Nile River
They haved their heads and bodies and washed four times a day.
Priests
Where were the Pharaohs buried?
Valley of the Kings
Egyptians who knew how to read and write were called _____.
scribes
This word is what happens when there was too much water for the Nile to hold
flooding
What is the title of the assistant to the Pharaoh?
A Vizier
True of False: The Nile floods every year
True
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
This stone with Egyptian hieroglyphic took about 20 years to translate.
Rosetta Stone
What was the name of the first Egyptian capital city?
Memphis
He was responsible for the world's first known monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid at Sakkara
King / Pharaoh Djoser
How long did Ancient Egypt last, from its unification to its conquest by Alexander the Great?
3000 years
What was the name of the collection of texts often written on papyrus to guide the dead in the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
What did the Nile River leave behind after flooding that made the soil fertile for farming?
What is the belief in many gods called?
Polytheism
Two archeologists found this in 1922
King Tut's tomb
Who was the first Egyptian Pharoah?
Narmer
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
mummification
Give three reasons why towns and cities were build along the Nile river.
Drinking water Making Bricks
Irrigation Paper
Food
Transportation
Trade
Why was papyrus an important innovation for Ancient Egypt?
It allowed for easier record-keeping and communication compared to carving into stone.