Geography
Rulers/Government
Religion
Culture
Egyptian Pot-Pourri
100
Ancient Egypt is located on what present day continent?
What is Africa?
100
This title was used for kings and queens of ancient Egypt.
What is a Pharaoh?
100
This is the term used to describe the Egyptian belief in life after death.
What is the afterlife?
100
Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
What are Heiroglyphics
100
Those in Ancient Egypt who were responsible for recording things in writing / wrote in Hieroglyphics
Who were Scribes?
200
What was the main source of water for the Egyptians and in which direction did it flow?
What is the Nile River? It flows north?
200
Female Pharaoh who increased trade and improved the Egyptian economy
Who was Hatshepsut
200
This god is referred to as the chief god of all of the ancient Egyptian gods.
Who is Amon-Re or Ra
200
An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta; the plant used to make paper.
What is papyrus?
200
These "Yummy Minerals" were left after the annual Nile floods and provided great soil for growing crops
What is SILT
300
This natural event happened every year and provided something very important for growing crops
What is Flooding
300
This Egyptian king was discovered in 1922CE by Howard Carter
Who is King Tut
300
This is the perserved body of a dead person
What is a mummy?
300
This--written in Greek, Demotic & hieroglyphics--unlocked the mystery of hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
300
This is the "Gift of the Nile"?
What is Egypt
400
A triangular plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water and is often used as farm land.
What is a delta?
400
Egyptian history is split into three different time periods. What are the names of each of these time periods?
What are the Old, Middle, and New kingdoms?
400
This "deity" had the head of a jackal and was in charge of funerals and death and prepared bodies for the afterlife.
Who is Anubis
400
Egyptian society was organized into these
What are social classes
400
Name given to the region around the Nile River delta
What is Lower Egypt?
500
A rocky, physical barrier in the river that would cause rough rapids and make travel impossible
What is cataract
500
Ancient Egypt is classified as having what style of government?
What is an absolute monarchy or monarchy
500
A structure in which the tombs of pharaohs were found
What is a pyramid
500
These people formed the largest group of people in Egyptian society
Who were the farmers / peasants
500
Goddess of motherhood and love, and wife of Osiris
Who is Isis?
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