Ancient Egypt

Miscellaneous

100

What is the name of the tough water plant Egyptians used to make paper, roofs, baskets and sandals?

papyrus

200

What were the two areas of Egypt?

Upper and lower

300

The ruler of Egypt was both a king and god.  This type of government is called what?

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Theocracy

400

The Egyptians worshipped many gods.  We call this?

Polytheism

500

Who was the most powerful after the Pharoah?

Priests

Egypt 1

100

What was the purpose of the pyramids?

They were tombs for pharaohs.

200

What were the roles of the pharaoh?

The pharaoh was the religious leader, king/political leader and military general.

300

This was a colossal limestone statue of a mythical creature with a lion's body and human's head.

The Sphinx

400

Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their pharaohs?

They believed that people lived on in the afterlife and would need to have their bodies preserved for this purpose.

500

Who was the most famous Pharoah spoken of in the video?

King Tut

Egypt 2

100

These hard-working people made up the biggest population of Egypt?

Farmers/Peasants

200

This was the key for modern people to understand the hieroglyphics?

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Rosetta Stone

300

What were the two calendars of the ancient Egyptians?

Lunar and Solar

400

Aside from the pharoah, priests and government officials, no one in Egypt was more honored than the...

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Scribes

500

This was the first Pharoah's nickname.

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 Scorpion

Art, Science, Math...

100

Who did most of Egypt's artisans worked for?

Government or temples

200

How well were artists paid for their work?

Quite well!

300

Making the Pharoah's afterlife happy was important because he also controlled what?

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Everyone else's afterlife!

400

Who came right after the scribes on the social ladder?

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Artisans, artists, and architects

500

The Egyptians had two calendars.  What were they based on?

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 Moon and sun