Instead of writing on stones or clay tablets Egyptians developed this long lasting paper-like material
What is papyrus?
100
Life after death
What is afterlife?
100
She worked to increase trade for Egypt and ruled from c. 1472-1458 BC
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
100
Rough rapids in the river
What are cataracts?
100
They made up 80% of Egypt's society and belonged to the lower class.
Who were farmers?
200
Products brought into a country?
What are imports?
200
You had to do good deeds to have a light heart to make it into the afterlife, if you did bad deeds you would have a heavy heart and you could not enter into the afterlife?
Why was the crime rate low in ancient Egypt?
200
Egyptians began to build pyramids during this time
What is the Old Kingdom?
200
June
When does the annual cycle of the Nile River begin?
200
Viziers, priests, nobles, and government officials
Who made up Egypt's Upper Class?
300
It has the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh and it stands guard at the front of the pyramid of Pharaoh Khafre.
What are sphinxes?
300
Polytheism
What type of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?
300
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is dynasty?
300
The area near the mouth of a river where water deposits silt in triangular shaped land.
What is delta?
300
Egyptians planted crops in November while we plant crops in April.
How is Egypt's growing season different from ours?
400
Egyptian writing that used over 600 picture symbols to represent sounds.
What are hieroglyphics?
400
Ancient Egyptians built these as tombs for pharaohs and their families.
What are pyramids?
400
The Egyptian ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Who was Menes?
400
Desert
What type of climate is found in Egypt?
400
Bodies were painted facing forward while head and feet are off to the side, people are drawn unrealistically and animals are drawn realistically.
What are some characteristics of ancient Egyptian art?
500
Products that are sent out of a country
What are exports?
500
Ka
What is a person's life force in ancient Egypt?
500
He ruled during the Old Kingdom and built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Who was Khufu?
500
Africa
On what continent is the Nile River found?
500
A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on the top.