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Vocabulary
Surprise Questions!
100
True or False: Ancient Egypt was located in South Africa
False. Ancient Egypt was located in North Africa.
100
True or False: The people of Ancient Egypt believed that their leader was the son of a god, Ra.
True.
100
True or False: King Tut was one of the crucial gods.
False. King Tut was the youngest Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
100
True or False: Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.
True.
100
Ancient Egyptians used this to communicate on papyrus.
What is hieroglyphics?
200
The Nile River separates into 2 different rivers.
What is the Blue and White Nile?
200
The three kingdoms that ruled Ancient Egypt.
What is Old, Middle, and New Kingdom?
200
The Ancient Egyptians called their leader this.
What is a Pharaoh?
200
The wetland area that forms as river waters empty into a larger body of water.
What is the delta?
200
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
300
The reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River.
What is papyrus?
300
The people who live near the river and plant food everyday.
Who are the farmers?
300
The first leader of Ancient Egypt who also united both Lower and Upper Egypt.
Who is Narmer/Menes?
300
A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle of ancient times used in battle and also in races and parades.
What is a Chariot?
300
A pole with a bucket and counterweight used for raising water.
What is a shadoof?
400
Thebes is the capital of this kingdom.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
400
The people who are either related to the Pharaoh and have a lot of money along with a lot of land. They are the same people who are in charge of the government and other important things for the Pharaoh.
What are the nobles?
400
The most successful Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt.
Who is Ramses II?
400
Something that puts you in a better position than someone else.
What is an advantage?
400
The group of people who invaded Ancient Egypt for up to 100 years.
Who are the Hyksos?
500
An area of low, flat land, sometimes shaped like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the ocean:
What is a delta?
500
Someone who recorded the stocks of food, court proceedings, wills and other legal documents, tax records, magic spells, and all of the things that happened every day in the life of the pharaoh.
What is a scribe?
500
The leader who is responsible for the growth of trade and also had to fight harder than other leaders to gain the respect of the people of Ancient Egypt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
A man-made hole in the ground which was used to hold water.
What is a basin?
500
The god that was married to Isis.
Who is Osiris?