Geography
What river was essential to Ancient Egyptian civilisation?
The Nile River
What were Egypt's rulers called?
Pharaohs
What material was used to make paper?
Papyrus
What is worshipping many gods called?
Polytheism.
What structures were built as tombs for pharaohs?
Pyramids.
Ancient Egypt was located on which continent?
Africa
Egyptians believed pharaohs were what?
Living gods or divine rulers.
Which social class grew most of Egypt's food?
Farmers
Why were bodies mummified?
To preserve the body for the afterlife.
What writing system did Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics.
What did the annual flooding of the Nile provide?
Fertile soil
Which famous boy pharaoh ruled Egypt?
Tutankhamun
What material was most Egyptian clothing made from?
Linen.
Who was the god of the underworld?
Osiris.
What stone helped historians understand hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone.
What did the annual flooding of the Nile provide?
Desert and seas
Which female pharaoh ruled for over 20 years?
Hatshepsut
What board game did Ancient Egyptians play?
Senet
What was the heart weighed against in the afterlife?
A feather (the Feather of Truth and Justice).
Which two subjects did Egyptians make advances in?
Mathematics and medicine.
What was Ancient Egypt called "the gift of"?
The Nile River
Which pharaoh built the Step Pyramid?
Djoser
Why did many Egyptian children not attend school?
Most children helped their families by farming or learning a trade.
What was the Egyptian paradise after death called?
The Field of Reeds.
Which Egyptian invention was used to make boats, baskets, sandals, and paper?
Papyrus.