Vocab 1
A practice used by Egyptians. Drying of a dead body to prevent rotting.
Mummification
The highest of rulers in Ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
The type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Bureaucracy
The northern part of Egypt, where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Egypt
What color eyes do most humans have?
Person in charge of government bureaucracy.
Vizier
Horse-drawn vehicle that the Egyptians used for war.
Chariots
A complex system of writing that implemented pictures used by the Ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
The Egyptians believed each soul had two bodies, a spiritual one and a physical one. This is the spiritual body.
Ka
What is the only fruit that has seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
A family of rulers having the right to rule being passed down.
Dynasty
The city where the great pyramids are located.
Giza
A simplified version of hieroglyphics.
Hieratic Script
What is a community of ants called?
A colony
What is the most common letter in the English Alphabet?
E
2686-2181 B.C When they built the famous pyramids. Egypt’s first dynasty.
The Old Kingdom
Period of expansion and stability.
The Middle Kingdom
Time of expansion, rich art, and architecture.
The New Kingdom
Which NFL team holds the record for the most Super Bowl Appearances?
The New England Patriots
How many eyes does a bee have?
5
Fertile lands near the Nile River. Villages developed along the river so they could farm.
Black Lands
Were on both sides of the Nile. They were uninhabited and were hot desserts.
Red Lands
The south region of Egypt. Land was drier and more mountainous.
Upper Egypt
How many ribs are in a human body?
24
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown