Vocabulary
Government
Geography
All mixed up
100
What is hieroglyphics?
Picture symbols that the ancient Egyptians used for writing
100
Who was the leader of Ancient Egypt?
The Pharaoh
100
Egypt has a hot dry climate...why?
It is a desert
100
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs
200
These were the only people who could read and write in ancient Egypt
Scribes
200
How did a pharaoh get their power?
It was inherited
200
This river runs through Egypt
The Nile River
200
Who was mummified
Kings, pharaohs, nobles and wealth people
300
Who was Hatsheput?
The first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt
300
Why did the Nile River help the people of Egypt grow crops?
It made the land fertile
300
This is one of the world's oldest and largest statues. It has the body of a lion and the head of a person
The Great Sphinx
400
What was an obelisk?
It stood at the entrance to a temple and it was inscribed with the rulers name and religious events
400
Who was the last Pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra
400
Tell me one fact about the Nile River
It is the world's longest river it was used for bathing and drinking water it provided fertile land for growing crops
400
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Slaves
500
What was a ziggurat?
The first type of pyramid built
500
Who was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Menes
500
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
500
This pyramid took about 20,000 between 10 and 20 years to build.
The Great Pyramid
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