Geography
The name of the river that flows through Egypt
What is the Nile?
The name for an elaborate stone coffin that housed mummies
What is a sarcophagus?
The pyramids were built as watch towers.
False
The pyramids were built as tombs.
The group that had the least amount of wealth was
What is unskilled workers?
This pharaoh is the first we know about and he united Upper and Lower Egypt during the "Old Kingdom"
Who is Menes?
The name for bits of soil and plant life that created good farmland along the Nile River
What is silt?
A statue carved out of stone with a human head and a lion body that often guarded tombs
What is a sphinx?
The name of Egyptian writing was called
What is hieroglyphics?
The social class that produced jewelry, pottery and cloth was
What is traders and artisans?
This pharaoh dressed in men's clothing and helped increase trade in Egypt. This pharaoh also had many temples built in her honor.
Who is Hatshepsut?
A triangle-shaped area of land made up from deposits of soil by a river is called a...
What is a delta?
A reed plant used to make baskets, sandals, rafts and paper was called
What is papyrus?
The name for the huge stone slab with three different languages on it including hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone.
True/False
Priests and nobles ranked closest to the Pharaoh and was part of Egypt's Upper class.
True
This person became pharaoh when he was just 9 years old.
King Tutankhamen
True/False
Egypt was called "The gift of the Nile."
True
A tall four-sided pillar that has a point on the top is called
What is an obelisk?
True/False
Egyptians were skilled engineers.
True
The person who sat at the top of the social hierarchy pyramid and was also thought of as a god.
What is a pharaoh?
True/False
A pharaoh was voted into the position.
False, a pharaoh is born into the role.
South to North
True/False
The ancient Egyptians mummified everyone when they died.
False, only Egypt's elite class.
Men who worked for the government and temples keeping written records were called
scribes
A dynasty is
What is a series of rulers from the same family?
True/False
Egyptians believed that pharaohs went on to an afterlife.
True