Geography
Politics/Economics
Religion
Social Classes
Inventions/Arts
100
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
desert
100

____________ is the pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt.

Narmer/Menes

100
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
polytheistic
100

Which level of the social pyramid were the farmers?

the bottom

100
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.
irrigation
200

What direction does the Nile river flow?

North

200

____________ was one of the few female pharaohs; she ruled instead of her stepson.

Hatshepsut 

200

Who was the god of the death and the underworld?

Osiris 

200
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
scribes
200
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
hieroglypics
300

What body of water is EAST of Egypt?

Red Sea

300

The Great Pyramid was built for the pharaoh _______________.

Khufu

300

Who was the god of mummification?

Anubis 

300

Who was the last independent ruler of Egypt?

Cleopatra 

300

About how many blocks were in the Great Pyramid? 

About 2 million 

400
What are 3 SPECIFIC natural barriers that protected Egypt?

Sahara desert, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, cataracts 

400
______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.
dynasty
400

What is an amulet?

Charms that serve as protection in the after life

400

What did the farmers do when they could not farm due to flooding.

building or construction projects for the pharaoh 
400
The Egyptians and the Sumerians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Sumerians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.
paper/papyrus clay tablets
500

A fertile, fan shaped land created where the Nile empties into the Med Sea is called what?

a delta

500
What does the word pharaoh translate to mean?

Great House 

500
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
the heart
500

What was the name of the black, fertile land around the Nile river?

Kemet

500
The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt (pyramids, obelisks) were designed to emphasize the _________. a. value of artwork b. agricultural diversity c. religion and the afterlife
c. religion and the afterlife
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