Geography
This is the river that runs through Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
A pyramid served as this for pharaohs.
What is a tomb?
An Egyptian king was called this.
What is a pharaoh?
This is the process of preserving a deceased pharaoh and preparing him/her for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
This was the written language of the Egyptians.
What are hieroglyphics?
Besides providing a food/water source and fertile land, the Nile gave Egyptians _______.
What is transportation?
"The Pyramid Age" is often a nickname for this era.
What is the Old Kingdom?
This female pharaoh was known for dressing like a man so she would be taken more seriously.
This was the only organ that was put back into the body for the afterlife.
What is the heart?
These objects were also buried in a mummified pharaoh's tomb.
What are chariots, jewelry, food items, etc.?
Upper Egypt is in the __________(north/south).
What is south?
Mummification was deeply connected to this area of life.
What is religion/spirituality?
This term describes a family that rules over a civilization.
What is a dynasty?
Organs were dried and stored in these canisters.
The northern border of Egypt is this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The Nile River predictably does this every year.
What is flood?
In the triangle diagram of societal classes, this group was at the bottom.
Who are slaves/unskilled workers?
This pharaoh ordered the Pyramids of Giza to be built.
Who is Khufu?
This religious text documents that trip of souls into the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
This is the title for a person who writes official documents.
Who are scribes?
Natural disasters were often blamed on _____________.
Who are the pharaohs?
After the pharaoh, this group had the most power.
Who are the priests?
This was the last great pharaoh to rule before Roman conquest.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
According to Egyptian mythology, if a soul is deemed "good" it will join the gods and goddesses in the afterlife. A soul is weighed on a scale with this object; if the soul is lighter, it is deemed worthy.
What is a feather?
This was a major crop traded by the Egyptians.
What is wheat?