A fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
What is a delta
100
Flooding that occurred in the Nile River Valley Civilization was
What is predictable and less destructive
100
Responsible for the home and children
What is women
100
A religion where there are many gods
What is polytheism
100
This is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What is Hieroglyphics
200
A waterfall or rapids in a river
What is a cataract
200
The Nile's path flows from North to South. True or False?
What is False
200
Paid tribute to the chief God Amun-Ra
What is pharaoh
200
The place pharaohs went when they died
What is afterlife
200
A reed plant found by the Nile River used as paper
What is papyrus
300
Great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
What is a pyramid
300
In order to trade, the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile River as a means of
What is transportation
300
Had to plan their job around the weather
What is a farmer
300
Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife, name 5 artifacts found in pyramids
What is art, hieroglyphics, food, boats, chariots, jewelry
300
The people who were most educated did a specific job known as
What is a scribe
400
The title of the kings in Ancient Egypt
What is a pharaoh
400
Which river system provided Ancient Egyptians with means to trade, build and farm.
What is the Nile River
400
Their job was to serve the ruler of Egypt
What is a nobleman
400
In order to preserve bodies for the afterlife the Ancient Egyptians performed
What is embalming or mummification
400
What God opened the door to the afterlife
What is Osiris
500
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
What is a shadoof
500
Egypt was protected by natural barriers. What were 4 natural barriers that protected Egypt
Hint: p.99 in textbook
What is Sahara and Arabian Desert, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
500
Responsible for the protection of the individual chosen to rule Egypt
What is a solider
500
Steps of mummification include
Hint: 5 steps
What is Remove body organs, Body covered in salt and stored for several days, Body filled with burial spices, Tightly wrapped in linen and Mummy sealed in a coffin
500
What group of people were located at the bottom of the social pyramid