The Nile River
Egyptian Religion
Egyptian Pharaohs & Society
Egyptian Mummies
Nubia!
100
the nickname Egyptians gave to the dry desert land not far from the banks of the Nile
What is red land?
100
this god was believed to be born each day in the east & die each day in the west
Who is the sun god or Amon-Ra?
100
the first know Egyptian capital established during the Old King
What is Memphis?
100
this is typically the first step in mummification process
What is the removal of internal organs?
100
the mostly friendly kingdom south of Egypt
What is Nubia?
200
because of these, it was difficult to sail directly down the Nile River
What is a cataract
200
this god of the afterlife looked like a human
Who is Osiris
200
these people made up the Egyptian middle class
Who are merchants, craftspeople and scribes?
200
the name give to a preserved body that took months to create
What is a mummy?
200
these natural resources made Egypt want to befriend Nubia
What are iron, gold, granite, ivory, and cattle?
300
the nickname Herodotus gave to Egypt
What is the "gift of the Nile"
300
these large tombs were usually built on the west bank of the Nile River
What is a pyramid
300
this stone helped archaeologists translate hieroglyphics & gain a better understanding of ancient Egypt
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
these men (and women) were most typically mummified
Who are the pharaohs?
300
kings from this area of Nubia eventually conquered the Egyptians
What is Kush?
400
the Nile was often called this nickname, because floods would destroy crops & kill Egyptians
What is the "taker of life"
400
this is what the Egyptians called life after death
What is the afterlife
400
the Egyptian form of writing based on pictures
What is hieroglyphics?
400
this step in the mummification process removes all moisture from the body
What is the salting of the body?
400
the capital of Nubia
What is Meroe?
500
a triangle-shaped area of soil at the mouth of the Nile River
What is the Nile Delta
500
the largest surviving pyramid today, made of more than 2 million stones
What is the Great Pyramid at Giza?
500
this was the job of most Egyptians
What is farming?
500
the first mummies in Egypt were produced by leaving bodies here
What is the desert?
500
because of their rocky soil, most Nubian tools were made of this hard substance
What is iron?
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