Society and Culture
Technology
Geography
Government
Vocabulary
100
This person can be found at the top of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Who is the pharaoh?
100
This item is what ancient Egyptians used to write upon.
What is papyrus?
100
The longest river in the world
What is The Nile?
100
The head of the ancient Egyptian government was called this.
What is pharaoh?
100

This invention helped farmers with irrigation. It is a tool with a long pole with a basket on one end and a weight on the other.

What is a shaduf?

200

Ancient Egyptian religion is this type. (Think of multiple Gods

What is polytheistic or polytheism?

200

Ancient Egyptians used this to communicate. These were pictures that represented an object, idea or sound. (Used instead of letters)

What are hieroglyphs?

200
This large body of water is to the north of Egypt
and provided protection from that direction.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200

The pharaoh required all other people

to see the RULER as one of these. ("more than a man")

What is a god?

200
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
300

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

Who were unskilled workers/slaves?

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
This is a geographic formation where the Nile River
meets the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta (or river delta)?
300

A government ruled by a single person

What is monarchy

300
These are wild, dangerous rapids located in the Nile River.
What are cataracts?
400

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

What is the annual flooding of the Nile River?

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

This extreme geographic land form is to the west of Egypt. (I need the name of the desert)

What is the Western Desert?

400

History's earliest well-known female ruler. She ruled with her stepson, Thutmose III

Who is Hatshepsut?

400
There are many of these massive
constructions throughout Egypt.
What are pyramids?
500

In addition to the annual flooding of the Nile River, ancient and modern Egyptian farmers still use this technology in their farming. (Involves water)

What is irrigation?

500

This is one of the science/mathematical innovations of the ancient Egyptians still in use today. (Hint: pg 116)

What is the 365 day calendar

... or... 

Geometry


(Either answer works, you should know both!)


Our textbook also mentions geometry.

500
The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is north?
500

A period of peace and prosperity, started by Mentuhotep II around 2040 B.C, where the pharaoh restored the power of the centralized government.

What is the Middle Kingdom?

500

Chief officials who did the day-to-day work of the pharoah

What is a vizier?

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