Society and Culture
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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 retrieve water from the river.

What is a shadoof?

200
Ancient Egyptian religion is this type.
What is polytheistic or polytheism?
200
Ancient Egyptians used this to communicate on papyrus.
What is hieroglyphics?
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.
What is a god?
200

Substance used in the process of mummification to dehydrate the body.

What is natron?

300

Most people in Ancient Egypt had what job/role?

Who were farmers?

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

The pharaoh owned this.

What is everything?

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

The purpose of the pyramids.

What is a burial tomb for the pharaohs?

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.

What is the Sahara Desert?

400

This young pharaoh's tomb was celebrated across the world when it was discovered.

Who is King Tut?

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.
What is irrigation?
500

This is one of the mathematical innovations

of the ancient Egyptians we still use today.  

(Hint: They used it to track the floods.)

What is the 365 day calendar?


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

Officials that worked for the pharaoh.

What is a vizier?

500

A line of rulers from the same family.

What is a dynasty?

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