Egyptian Religion
Egyptian Achievements
Egyptian Government
Mesopotamia
Geography
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
The Egyptians were able to use this plant to make paper
What is Papyrus?
100
This group of people made up the majority of society
Slaves (Lower Class - slaves, servants, farmers)
100
First known written laws
Hammurabi's Code
100
Occurs annually to provide the needs of the people
What is the river flooding?
200
The process of preserving a dead body so it will not rot.
What is mummification?
200
Ancient Egyptians used this invention to help predict when the Nile would rise and flood their fields.
What is a calendar?
200
He received his powers and right to rule from the gods
Who is the Pharoah?
200
One of THE MOST IMPORTANT inventions of the Sumerians still used EVERYDAY today.
What is the wheel?
200
The 2 rivers of Mesopotamia AND the 1 main river of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Tigiris & Euphrates AND the Nile?
300
This social group sits right below the Pharoah on the social class system.
What are Priests & Priestesses?
300
This structure serves as a tomb and monument to dead pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
300
Pharaoh who first joined Upper & Lowery Egypt
Who is Menes?
300
First written language that used clay tablets and a stylus
cuneiform
300
This body of water is North of Egypt and West of Mesopotamia and gives them the ability to trade with Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
The Egyptians believed in this, that is why they preserved their dead and filled their chambers with gifts and possessions.
What is the afterlife?
400
This artifact allowed historians to read ancient Egyptian writing because of its translation in Greek
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
Female pharaoh who dressed like a man to prove she could rule as well as any male leader.
Who was Hatshepsut?
400
Structure similar to a pyramid that was used as a religious temple
What is a ziggurat?
400
This body of water sits East of Egypt, allowing for a Sea route to India and China
What is the Red Sea?
500
The "soul" of the body was called...
The ka
500
The Washington Monument is this type of architectural structure, very famous during the time of Queen Hatshepsut
What is an obelisk?
500
The name for a family that rules for many years.
What is a dynasty?
500
This classification system shows the status of people in society
What is a social class system or social structure?
500
This "dirt" spreads over the farmland when the river floods providing valuable nutrients and minerals to the soil.
What is silt?
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