Pharaoh
A pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19.
Tutankhamun
A system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
Hieroglyphics
Who was at the top of the Ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
Pharaohs
What river was essential to the development of Ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
What Egyptian idea meant order, balance, truth and justice?
Ma'at
Who promoted Aten, the sun disk, above the other gods?
Akhenaten
The name of a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
Papyrus
The advisor to the pharaoh near the top of the social pyramid was called__________.
The Vizier
What was the fertile land beside the Nile called?
The Black Land
What was Tutankhamun’s original name before he restored the worship of Amun?
Tutankhaten
The pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.
Khufu
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.
Irrigation
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
Scribes
Why is northern Egypt called Lower Egypt?
Because it is downstream near the Nile Delta.
What salt-like substance was used to dry out the body during mummification?
Natron
A pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt.
Hatshepsut
What object helped historians understand hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
What group made up the largest part of Ancient Egyptian society?
Farmers / peasants
What was the name of the rich soil that was left behind after the Nile flooded?
Silt
What creator god rose from the waters of Nun?
Atum
The pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Narmer/Menes
A form of specific transportation that the Egyptians are said to have invented that people use today.
Sailboat
What village was home to many skilled tomb workers who decorated royal tombs?
Deir el-Medina
What device was used to measure the height of the Nile floodwaters?
Nilometer
What farming season followed the Nile’s flood and involved planting crops?
Peret