Vocabulary
Egypt Overall
The River Nile
Tombs and the Afterlife
Famous Pharaohs
100
A structure with a square base and triangular sides
Pyramid
100
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
100
Paper-like writing material made from this plant (reeds)
Papyrus
100
What type of pyramid is this?
Step Pyramid
100
Which Pharaoh became king at 9 years old?
King Tut
200
A body that had been preserved so it will not decompose
Mummy
200
Mummies were placed in these
a tomb
200
Difference between the Nile and the Tigris and Euphrates
The Nile floods predictably (same time every year)
200
Why did the tombs start getting moved to "The Valley of the Kings?"
Grave robbers/Hide them better
200
First woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh
Hatshepsut
300
Process of making a mummy
Embalming
300
Who is on the top of the social pyramid?
Pharaohs
300
Triangular, fork-shaped, swampy area where the Nile splits and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
(Nile) Delta
300
Why were there so many model boats found in tombs?
To get them to the afterlife.
300
Made a peace treaty with the Hittites, ruled for over 60 years
Ramses II
400
A symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound
Hierogylphic
400
Capital city of Ancient Egypt during the OLD Kingdom
Memphis
400
Black soil left after floods that helped crops grow
Silt
400
Built the Great Pyramid
Khufu
400
Expanded the Empire into Nubia the most
Ramses II
500
Buying and selling of goods and services
Commerce
500
What helped the Egyptians tell when the Nile was going to flood?
The star Sirius
500
A tool that lifted water from the Nile to the fields
Shaduf
500
What type of pyramid is this?
Bent Pyramid
500
Tried to make Egypt worship only one god
Akhenaton