No Nile, No Egypt
Paper-like writing material in ancient Egypt grown from plants along the Nile River
What is papyrus?
What are hieroglyphics?
Egyptian Society is often shown using this shape with the Pharaoh listed at the top
What is a triangle or what is a pyramid?
Kush was protected from invasions because of this geographic feature surrounding it
What is the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Ra/Re
This rich soil is left behind after the Nile River floods
What is silt?
Pharaohs were originally buried in these stone tombs that were build during the Old Kingdom
What are the Great Pyramids?
The very last pharaoh of Egypt who was actually Macedonian
Who is Cleopatra?
This early Egyptian 'king' united Lower and Upper Egypt; he is considered the first pharoah
Who is Menes?
The belief in and worship of many gods
What is polytheism?
Egyptians often blamed them for floods, droughts, famine (lack of food) and other disasters that struck Egypt
Who is the pharoah?
What is the Egyptian process of preserving and preparing a body for the afterlife?
mummification
This female pharaoh fought wars but mostly promoted trade with other countries
Who is Hatshepsut?
This pharaoh is considered the most powerful ruler of Egypt and made peace with the Hittites
Who is Ramses II or Ramses the Great?
Three
the ka, the ba, and the akh
Ancient Egyptian agriculture thrived mainly for this reason
What is predictable, yearly flooding that made soil fertile?
Mummification helped Ancient Egyptians developed skills in this field
What is medicine?
What is anatomy?
This group is at the bottom of the social class system in Egypt
Who are slaves and unskilled workers?
Ancient Egypt was invaded over and over but never conquered by these 'peoples'
Who are the "Sea Peoples"?
One of the Egyptian gods/goddesses that deals with souls in the afterlife
Who is (any of the three)
Osiris, god of the underworld
Anubis, god of the dead
Nephthys, funerary goddess
Modern archaeologists use this tech to locate items underground in ancient Egyptian sites
What are satellite cameras?
A ______________ is a line of rulers all from one family that rule a country for many years - Pharaohs did this through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom periods
What is a dynasty?
From top to bottom, what is the correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt?
priests - scribes - merchants - farmers - pharaoh
What is pharaoh, priests, scribes, merchants, farmers?
This group came and conquered Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Who are the Hyksos?
Special Egyptian salt used during the mummification process.
natron