The Nile runs begins in Central Africa but ends in this geographic feature
What is a delta?
100
Egyptian religion was polytheistic, meaning this
What is the worship of more than 1 god?
100
These were built in order to provide an earthly home for the gods and goddesses and were often decorated with obelisks
What are temples?
100
The Great Pyramid was constructed during this time period
What is the Old Kingdom?
100
Two of the main products traded by ancient Egypt with other civilizations
What are gold, minerals, wheat, barley, and/or papyrus sheets?
200
The body of water the Nile River empties into
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
These were performed to satisfy and appease the gods and goddesses
What are rituals?
200
From the Greek word meaning “priestly” this was the written language used for religious texts and inscriptions on monuments
What are hieroglyphs?
200
This pharaoh was the first kind of Egypt and united it into one kingdom
Who is King Menes (Narmer)?
200
Cost of goods in ancient was measured not in money but in this
What is deben?
300
Farmers took advantage of annual flooding of the Nile River by creating these
What are irrigation ditches?
300
The holy force for harmony and stability in the universe
What is ma’at?
300
Constructed from millions of stones and through the labor of thousands of workers, these were built not for worship but to serve as tombs
What are pyramids?
300
The Middle Kingdom is often referred to by historians as the period of this
What is "reunification"?
300
The very top of the Egyptian social pyramid included this type of individual
What is a pharaoh?
400
Papyrus was used to create paper as well as this
What is boats, sandals, or baskets?
400
Duat was the Egyptian name for this
What is the underworld or afterlife?
400
To remove the fluids from a body in order to preserve the corpse
What is to embalm?
400
Egyptian civilization eventually ended when they were finally taken over by this other civilization
What is Rome?
400
Crafters, artists, and other skilled workers like painters, carpenters, jewelers, and brick-makers were a member of this class of the Egyptian social pyramid
What is the middle class?
500
Other than wheat and barley, these food crops were also grown by ancient Egyptians (name 2)
What are figs, onions, pomegranates, apples, beans, garlic, chickpeas, radishes, spinach, and/or turnips?
500
Prayers and spells used to transport one’s soul after death came from this collection
What is the "Book of the Dead"?
500
Egyptians developed a 365-day calendar consisting of these 3 seasons (name 1)
What are akhet (flooding), peret (planting), or shemu (harvest)?
500
This pharaoh served during a period of improved women’s rights and status in ancient Egypt, which makes sense, because she was the first female pharaoh
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
One way in which slavery in ancient Egypt was different than slavery that occurred later in Europe and the United States
What is slaves could own land, slaves could marry free-born people, and slaves could even employ servants?