Geography of Egypt
Soil that is good for growing plants
What is fertile?
People who wrote and kept records for the government.
What is a scribe?
The order in which members of a royal family inherit the thrown is called.
What is Succession?
Known as the "boy king."
A line of rulers that came from the same family.
What was a dynasty?
What is silt?
The Egyptian writing system is called this.
The king of Egypt was called this, which means "great house."
What is a Pharaoh?
The first woman pharaoh, expanding Egypt through trade rather than war.
Who was Hatshepsut?
The main job of Egyptians in Ancient Egypt.
What were farmers?
A lightweight cloth used to stay cool in the hot desert.
What is linen?
Paper-like material was made from this.
What is Papyrus?
A huge stone structure built as a tomb for a ruler.
What is a pyramid?
A tall, four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a point at the top, a monument.
What is an obelisk?
The thing used to preserve Egyptian bodies.
What were Embalming chemicals?
An area near the river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil.
What is a delta?
Life that follows death.
Who ordered the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Who was Khufu?
A pharaoh who ruled for 66 years.
Who was Ramses II?
The name of the river that was most important to Ancient Egypt.
What is a cataract?
A body that is dried and preserved is known as this.
What is a mummy?
The reason Pharaohs built pyramids.
What was to serve as their final resting place?
While Ramses II ruled Egypt, he brought this to the country.
What is peace?
The first type of pyramid built had sides that rose in giant blocks.
What was a step pyramid?