Vocab
A group of rulers from one family
What is a Dynasty?
these containers held the organs of the dead
What are canopic jars?
Generally only boys could be this kind of record keeper, where they went to school for years to learn to read and write sacred texts
What is a scribe?
Egyptian form of writing and record keeping
What are hieroglyphs?
This is the most important geographical feature of Ancient Egypt that is the center of everything
what is the Nile River?
a fan-shape of fertile marshland where the river meets the sea
What is a delta?
The god of the afterlife/dead/embalming had a certain animal head because of the behavior of these animals. Name the animal, describe the behavior, and for an extra 25 points, name the god. For an extra 25 points explain the magical idea of threats and protections.
Who is Anubis? Jackal-headed god, and these animals lived and ate in cemeteries.
These people were the "kings of Egypt" and some were considered a God, or a child of God living on earth
What is a Pharaoh?
This was considered a name tag to identify tombs, organ jars, and artifacts
What is a cartouche?
The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located here. Whole name, including the high flat area
What is the Giza Plateau?
A bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile and empties it into basins, creating a current that irrigates crops is called a
these helped wrap a person up to preserve their body for the afterlife
what are textiles/ linen strips?
Women had more rights in Egypt than in other ancient civilizations. Name two jobs and at least one special privilege for women.
What are judges, priestesses, doctors, pharaohs, scribes? Divorce, owning land, making wills
Before money, there were only two main types of economy in Egypt and all other civilizations. Name them.
What are agriculture (farming) and trade?
To the east and west of Egypt, these two things prevented invasion. For an extra 25 points, name the largest of these in the world. For an extra 25 points, name the other one.
What are deserts? Sahara and Syrian
A reed plant along the nile river, also used to make paper, sandals, and boats in early Egypt
What is Papyrus?
this salt helps dry out the body
These people were on the second rung of the social structure pyramid. Name two different words for this group
Who are aristocrats, nobles, or lords and ladies?
This was the heavy outer coffin, usually made of hard stone, where bodies were placed after death.
what is a sarcophagus?
These are the rough currents, white water rapids, and even whirlpools that prevented attacks on Egypt. For an extra 25 points, which direction are these located in relation to Egypt.
What are cataracts? South
This horse drawn carriage was a war tactic introduced to Egypt by the Hyksos
what is a chariot?
Explain the reason that the heart was so important and said to be the ticket to the afterlife. For an extra 25 points, name the protector of the heart on the way to the afterlife.
What is the heart was believed to be the seat of thinking, love, emotions, and secrets? The heart was weighed against an ostrich feather for entry into the afterlife. What is a scarab?
Not all Egyptians had to be farmers because of the surplus of food. This allowed many different jobs to be available. This is called _____________________
What is specialization?
These were two places where pharaohs were buried. One is a shape and one is a valley.
What are pyramids of Giza and what is the Valley of the kings?
Name the area that empties into the Mediterranean Sea on the Nile. What shape are all of these geographic features and/or where does the name come from? What did we say it looks like (part of the body)? For an extra 25 points, what are the little rivers called?
What is the Delta? There are many deltas in the world and they are shaped like a triangle. Delta is the word for the letter 'D' in Greek and the character is a triangle. We said it looks like a hand. Tributaries.