Politics (Pharaohs)
The pharaoh who ruled from the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered by Howard Carter.
King Tut
The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
Irrigation (systems)
The group with the smallest number of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Pharaohs
A mixture of tiny bits of rock and fertile soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
Silt
Canopic Jars
The first female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt; she increased trade between Egypt and faraway places and is known as one of the greatest pharaohs ever.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
A reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
Papyrus
The concept called ma'at in ancient Egyptian society was based on what (one or two words).
Balance or symmetry.
The sea that the Nile River eventually flowed into.
Mediterranean Sea
What happened to wealthy people after their death?
They would hire professional "mummy" makers to mummify their bodies over 2 months and bury them in tombs with plenty of their belongings.
The pharaoh who ordered the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza as his tomb.
Pharaoh Khufu
A system of writing that was made up of over 800 picture-signs.
Hieroglyphics
The group that was immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Peasants (Farmers)
The southern area of ancient Egypt.
Upper Egypt
What happened to poor people when they died?
Their families left their bodies in the desert to dry out and get "preserved."
The pharaoh who unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh ever.
Pharaoh Menes
One of the greatest discoveries of Ancient Egypt that finally allowed historians to decipher and read their ancient language.
Rosetta Stone
The group that was immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Possible answers can include: priests, nobles, or government officials.
the Northern area of ancient Egypt.
Lower Egypt
What is the belief in many gods called?
Polytheism
The pharaoh who had 100,000 men in his army, he created hundreds of statues around Egypt, and he had many wives and children.
Pharaoh Ramses II
Possible answers can include: the sailboat, the calendar, the plow, the chariot, cosmetics (makeup), toothpaste, toothbrushes, mints, surgery, dentistry, bowling, writing, paper, and so on.
The 3 groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Answers should include: soldiers, scribes, and traders/merchants/artisans.
The place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold; it was to the south of Ancient Egypt.
Nubia/Kush
What was Thoth the god of?
Knowledge