Geography
Egyptian Government
Egyptian Afterlife
Daily Life
Achievements
100
What is the name of the river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile River
100
The word for the "Great House"
Pharaoh
100
How many gates do you have to go through to get to the afterlife?
12
100
How did upper class Egyptians display their wealth?
Gold jewelry, lots of makeup, and long robes or skirts
100
What made Egyptian paintings of people distinct?
People's heads, arms, and legs are seen from the side.
200
A triangular shaped area t the mouth of a river made up of silt and deposits
Delta
200
The title of the most powerful official in Egypt under the king
Vizier
200
What was the purpose of mummification?
to prevent the body from decomposing so that the ka has a resting place.
200
What group of people make up 80-90% of Egypt's population?
Peasant Farmers
200
A huge statue of a creature with the body of a lion and head of a person.
The Great Sphinx
300
Rocky stretches marked by swift currents that help keep invaders out of Egypt.
cataracts
300
The type of government that allowed religious figures to also take part in the government.
A theocracy
300
Tall thin pillars with pyramid shaped tops
obelisks
300
The only other person to be viewed as close to a god, take part in rituals, and support the king.
The Queen
300
The type of writing used for religious texts
Hieratic
400
The area in Egypt that stretches from the south of the delta to the first cataract
Upper Egypt
400
A highly structured organization managed by officials.
bureacracy
400
How was the ka served?
with food and water to use in the afterlife
400
What were the two reasons that Egyptian women wore wigs?
Fashion and sun protection
400
A reedy plant that grew along the Nile used as paper in Ancient Egypt
Papyrus
500
The location where the largest pyramids in ancient Egypt were built?
Giza
500
List three roles for government officials
1. Governors of small territories 2. Irrigation supervisors 3. Tax collectors 4. Census takers
500
List at least 3 steps of mummification?
1. Remove organs from body 2. Replace with other materials 3. Place salts on body 4. Wrap in linen 5. Draw facial features
500
List one thing ancient women were able to do in Egypt that they were not able to do in other civilizations?
1. Women could be priestess 2. Own and inherit property 3. Create wills 4. Divorce their husbands
500
What three languages were written on the Rosetta Stone?
Hieroglyphics, demotic, and ancient Greek
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