Vocabulary
Geography
Government
Technology
Society and Culture
100

This civilization dominated the gold trade and was conquered by Egypt.

What is Nubia?

100
The longest river in the world
What is The Nile?
100

This pharaoh rests in the Great Pyramid of Giza.

What is King Khufu?

100
This item is what ancient Egyptians used to write upon.
What is papyrus?
100
This person can be found at the top of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Who is the pharaoh?
200
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
200

Is Upper Egypt to the south or to the north?

What is to the south?

200

This pharaoh ruled when their son was too young, and greatly expanded trade routes during their reign.

What is Queen Hatshepsut?

200
Ancient Egyptians used this to communicate on papyrus.
What is hieroglyphics?
200
Ancient Egyptian religion is this type.
What is polytheistic or polytheism?
300
These are wild, dangerous rapids located in the Nile River.
What are cataracts?
300

This is a geographic formation where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Nile Delta (or river delta)?

300

This pharaoh was the last great pharaoh of the New Kingdom, and created the first known peace treaty.

What is King Ramses II (or Ramses the Great)?

300
In addition to making paper, papyrus was also used in this manner.
What is making sandals, baskets, and rafts.
*If you named one of these items, you get the points.
300

These are the people at the bottom of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt.

Who were unskilled workers? (or farmers, or slaves)

400

This artifact provided historians the clues needed to translate hieroglyphics.

What is the Rosetta Stone?

400

This extreme geographic land form is to the west of Egypt.

What is the Sahara Desert?

400

This pharaoh changed Egypt's religion to a monotheistic one.

Who is King Akhenaten?

400

Ancient Egyptians were very good with medicine and science. This means of preserving their dead is one example of their skills.

What is mummification or embalming?

400

Farmers used this annual occurrence to help them grow their produce.

What is the annual flooding of the Nile River?

500

This was used to guide the dead through the afterlife.

What is the Book of the Dead?

500
The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is north?
500
This pharaoh began the New Kingdom by defeating the Hyksos in battle.

What is King Ahmose I?

500

The Egyptians used this to track the best times of year to grow crops.

What is the 365 day calendar?

500

The pharaoh's chief advisor.

What is a vizier?

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