Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Geography
Social Pyramid
Traditions
100
Reed plant of the Nile valley, used to make a form of paper
What is papyrus
100
To protect the pharaoh's body, the Egyptians developed a process called embalming. The wrapped body was known as__________.
What is mummy
100
The river that flows south to north through Egypt
What is the Nile River
100
Egypt's social pyramid is made up of the following three classes
What are the upper, middle and lower class
100
A body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen
What is mummy
200
System of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
What is hieroglyphics
200
A bucket attached to a long pole to lift water from the Nile to basins.
What is shadoofs
200
Farming would not be possible in Egypt without this
What is annual flooding
200
Egypt's upper class is made up of
What are nobles, priests, and pharaohs.
200
Egyptians believed in many gods. They were _________.
What is polytheistic
300
Desert region in northern Africa that is the largest and hottest desert in the world
What is Sahara Desert
300
"the Black Land"
What is Kemet
300
Papyrus was used to make
What is paper, boats, rope, and baskets
300
Egypt's middle class is made up of
What are artisans, scribes and traders
300
A process developed by the Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death
What is embalming
400
Steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river
What is cataract
400
World's longest river flowing north from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Nile River
400
These natural barriers protected Egypt from invaders
What are mountains, Sahara Desert, Nile Delta, Nile Cataract
400
Egypt's lower class is made up of
What are unskilled workers and slaves
400
The all-powerful king in Ancient Egypt. The word translates to "Great House"
What is pharaoh
500
Area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
What is Delta
500
Country in northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. This civilization developed along the Nile River.
What is Egypt
500
The area of Egypt that is best for farming
What is lower Egypt or the Nile Delta
500
The largest pyramid ever built
What is The Great Pyramid
500
The gigantic stone structures that protected the bodies of dead Pharaohs
What is pyramid
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