Vocabulary
A ruler of ancient Egypt would be called this.
What is Pharoah?
What river runs through Egypt?
What is the Nile River?
On the Social Pyramid, this group was the largest.
What are farmers and workers (lower class)?
This led to the decline of the New Kingdom.
What are weak leaders?
The government of ancient Egypt can be described as this.
What is a theocracy led by a pharaoh?
A paper-like material made from reeds.
What is Papyrus?
The Nile Delta was located here.
What is Lower Egypt?
This job had an important role in recording information.
What are scribes?
Trade was important to ancient Egyptians, because...
What is it brought in wood and luxury items?
In the Social structure of ancient Egypt, this group was placed directly below the pharaoh.
What are Bureaucrats and Nobles (Upper Class)?
A government ruled by religious leaders.
What is Theocracy?
Most farmland in Ancient Egypt was located around this.
What is the Nile River?
DAILY DOUBLE: This resource was most essential for Egyptian survival.
What is Nile Water (drinking, farming, protection)?
This pharaoh is remembered for being one of the few women rulers.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This is the main purpose of irrigation systems.
What is to control, store, and direct water to crops?
Ancient Egypt used this process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.
What is embalming?
This body of water created the Northern border.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Ancient Egyptians believed in this aspect of religion.
What is life after death?
The Middle Kingdom was known for this.
What is expansion and public works?
This innovation helped Egyptians predict the Nile's flooding.
What is the solar calendar?
The Egyptian writing system.
What is Hieroglyphics?
This geographic feature provided Egypt with natural protection from invaders.
What is the Sahara Desert?
The development of writing did this.
What is helped record laws and religious texts?
Egyptians built pyramids for this reason.
What is to serve as tombs for pharaohs?
The Nile river contributed to Egypt's economy by...
What is providing fertile soil for agriculture?