Geography
Social Hierarchy
Religion
Famous Egyptians
Achievements
100
These "rapids" protected Egypt from southern invaders.
What are cataracts?
100
Egyptians considered this person to be both a king and god (mostly because they had to).
What is the pharaoh?
100
The worship of many gods (The Sumerians practiced this too).
What is polytheism?
100
She worked to expand trade and built monuments...all while wearing a fake beard.
Who is Hapshetsut?
100
Ancient Egypt's beautiful, but confusing, writing system.
What are hieroglyphics?
200
This substance was brought by the yearly flooding of the Nile.
What is silt?
200
These people kept records and were able to avoid paying taxes. Sign me up!
What are scribes?
200
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth....and classic Hollywood monsters.
What are mummies?
200
This great king spent much of his rule fighting the Hittites and Tehenu. Famously portrayed by Yul Brynner in film The Ten Commandments.
Who is Ramses?
200
When you press layers of reeds together and pound them into sheets, this will be the product.
What is papyrus?
300
Before the rule of Menes, Ancient Egypt was divided into these two parts.
What is Upper and Lower Egypt.
300
This group was made up of officials and priests from rich and powerful families.
What are nobles?
300
A person's life force or spirit that needed to be entertained after death.
What is the ka?
300
This king unified Egypt and wore a crown that proved to others what he had accomplished.
Who is Menes?
300
These structures even inspired the Americans to build one for their first president.
What are obelisks?
400
A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
What is a delta?
400
During the flood season, these people worked on the pharoah's building products (mostly because they had to).
What are farmers?
400
Ancient Egyptians believed this was a happy place where people were young and healthy.
What is the afterlife?
400
After Howard Carter discovered this king's tomb, historians were able to learn more about Egyptian culture and burial practices.
Who is King Tut?
400
Scholars have used this stone slab to translate hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
The Greek historian Herodotus' nickname for Egypt.
What is "The Gift of the Nile"
500
The only people in Egypt who could afford to have mummies made even though the desert could naturally preserve bodies.
Who are the elite?
500
A method used to preserve bodies and keep them from decaying.
What is embalming?
500
Egypt's most famous pyramid is built for this Old Kingdom ruler.
Who is Khufu?
500
Egyptians believed these places were homes of the gods. Needless to say, this required a lot of housekeeping.
What are temples?
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