Egypt Geography
Egyptian Achievements
Egyptian Religion
Egyptian Social Structure
Pharaohs
100
What is this geographical feature?
The Nile Delta
100
This was the system of writing that Ancient Egyptians used.
Hieroglyphics
100
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
100
These were at the very top of the Egyptian Social Class Pyramid.
Pharaohs
100
I am one of the most famous pharaohs because my untouched tomb was discovered by Howard Carter.
King Tut
200
The Nile River Valley is surrounded by what on both sides?
Deserts
200
These were built as elaborate tombs for pharaohs.
Pyramids
200
This god was the main god for Egyptians.
The sun god, Ra/Re
200
Unskilled workers were part of the upper, middle, or lower class of the pyramid?
Lower Class
200
I changed the religion of Egypt from polytheism to monotheism when I was pharaoh.
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
300
The Egyptians could trade easily because what major body of water is at the north of Egypt?
The Mediterranean Sea
300
The process of this was very advanced and preserved bodies.
Mummification
300
Egyptians believed to get to the __________, your body had to be preserved.
afterlife
300
This class lived in elegant homes and wore fancy clothes.
Upper class
300
I was not only Hatshepsut's nephew, but I conquered over 350 cities for Egypt.
Thutmose III
400
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
From south to north
400
This allowed Egyptians to track when the Nile would flood each year.
365 day calendar
400
Internal organs were taken out of the body and placed in these for preservation.
canopic jars
400
Name three things that Egyptian women could do that other civilizations could not necessarily do.
Get divorces, work in fields, had more rights, could own property, buy and sell goods, serve as priests
400
Not only was I a woman pharaoh, but I increased trade and built temples for Egypt.
Hatshepsut
500
Name two ways that the Nile River Valley was naturally protected.
Cataracts to the south, deserts on both sides, the Nile Delta at the north
500
The process of making this required using reeds that grew along the Nile River.
papyrus
500
This is the substance that covered a body for 40 days to help preserve it.
natron
500
Name two characteristics about Egyptian children.
Not many attended school, they played with board games, were expected to respect their parents, girls learned from mothers, boys from fathers, expected to get married when teenagers
500
I ruled for a very long time...66 years!
Ramesses II