Society and Culture
Technology
Geography
Government and Famous Pharaohs
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 is fertile soil that is found near the Nile River

What is silt?

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
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 or slaves?

300

In addition to the wheel, the Egyptians borrowed this invention from the Mesopotamians to help with long-distance trade.

What is the sail boat?

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

Which pharaoh focused on establishing trade routes and building relationships with other nations? She was the first female pharaoh...

Who was Hatshepsut?

300

Someone who rules when the king/pharaoh cannot rule yet or is too young.

What is a regent?

400
Farmers used this annual 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?

400

This extreme geographic land form is to the west of Egypt. It is hot and dry.

What is the Sahara Desert?

400

This pharaoh was a skilled military leader, grew Egypt into a large empire, and built many impressive monuments. Was the longest ruling pharaoh...

Who is Ramses II or Ramses the Great?

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 in use it today.

What is the 365 day calendar?

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

This pharaoh is famous because his tomb was completely intact, which taught us much about Ancient Egypt's culture and religion.

Who is Tutankhamen, or "King Tut"?

500

Egypt and Nubia exchanged goods, ideas, and beliefs through trade and conflict. This is called...

What is Cultural Diffusion?

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