Geography
Egypt is called the gift of the ______?
What is the Nile?
This is the Egyptian word for "ruler."
What is a pharaoh?
The belief in many gods is called _______________?
What is polytheism?
This person was at the top of the social structure of ancient Egypt, and was believed to be part King and part God.
Who is the Pharaoh?
Egypt was surrounded by ________ to the east and west of the Nile River.
What is desert?
This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt into one large Egypt.
Who is Menes?
This is when all rulers are blood related and are often married to brothers/sisters/cousins.
What is a dynasty?
The _____ was a person's spirit, or their life force.
What is the ka?
This is the name of the fresh water source that all of Egypt relied on for survival.
This is the first female Pharaoh of Egypt.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
These are people from rich and powerful families.
What are nobles?
The discovery of this in 1799 made it possible to decipher, or read, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Egypt named Upper and Lower Egypt based on the _______ of the Nile River.
What is the flow?
This ruler's tomb was found untouched, with all the treasures, mummy, and sarcophagus exactly as it was meant to be. This ruler's tomb taught the world a lot about ancient Egyptian society.
Who is King Tutankhamun? (King Tut)
Due to the Egyptians strong belief in the _____________, they would mummify peoples' bodies after they died.
What is afterlife?
These are where the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom were buried. They were also not the only type of temple built for the pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
The Nile Delta emptied into the _______________ Sea.
What is the Mediterranean?
Pharaoh Ramses the Great is known for having many __________ and __________ built during his rule.
What are temples and monuments?
This is long lasting, paper-like material ancient Egyptians used to write on.
What is papyrus?
Who are the Hyksos?