Geography
What was the river in Egypt called?
The Nile River
Who was known as the Boy King?
King Tut
What type of government did Ancient Egypt have?
A Theocracy
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water (moving water from one place to another). This process is called ______________.
irrigation
A Pharaoh was seen as a living god. True or False?
True
The Nile flows ________ to _________ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
south to north
The afterlife was known as a _____ place to the Ancient Egyptians.
happy
____________ was the Egyptian style of government in which government and religion are combined.
Theocracy
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
Polytheistic
What geographical feature(s) kept Egypt safe from invaders?
Desert, red or Mediterranean sea.
Which Pharaoh was actually Greek NOT Egyptian?
Cleopatra VII
The religious and political leader of Ancient Egypt was called the _______________.
Pharaoh
Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
Pyramids
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
Mummification
Was the soil in Egypt rich and fertile or dry and sandy?
Rich and fertile
Which social class did not have any rights?
Slaves
______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family.
A dynasty
a versatile plant from the Nile marshes, transformed into paper/
Papyrus
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
The heart
The fertile land surrounding Egypt was known as the ______ ______ or Kemet.
Black land
What animal was known to be "Sacred animals, bringing good luck; people would mourn them by shaving eyebrows."
Cats
The Egyptians traded goods for goods, a system called ____________.
Bartering
What pyramid is known as being a part of the seven wonders of the world?
Pyramid of Giza
What is the main purpose of a sarcophagus?
To protect the mummy/body.