Vocabulary Terms
Famous Places
VIPs
The Dead!
Social Classes and other fun things
100
What is a Deity?
A God or Goddess
100
Where are the three great pyramids located in Egypt?
Giza
100
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the step mother and aunt to which future pharaoh?
Thotmose III
100
What is the process of organ removal a body must take to become mummified?
Embalming
100
Name the bottom layer of the social class pyramid
Unskilled workers/slaves
200
What are the two processes a body must go through to become mummified?
Embalming and Wrapping
200
What is the protective desert that sits west of the Nile river?
Sahara Desert
200
How many years did Ramses the Great rule Egypt?
66 years!
200
What is used to wrap a body in order to complete mummification?
Linen
200
Who is at the second to the top tier of the social pyramid?
Priests and nobles
300
What is a line of rulers from one family?
Dynasty
300
The Nile river flows down which continent?
Africa
300
Who built the great pyramid of Egypt?
Khufu
300
What is often buried with a pharaoh in their tomb? (4 things!)
Furniture, treasure, food, and clothing
300
Who is at the top of the social pyramid?
Pharaoh
400
What type of plant is Papyrus?
A reed plant (which grows along the nile!)
400
Where were the Hyskos from?
Western Asia
400
What Egyptian prince took back Egypt from the Hyksos?
Ahmose
400
What year was King Tuts tomb found?
1922
400
Name the order of the kingdoms (3)
Old, middle, new
500
What is the writing system Egyptians used made up of symbols and pictures?
Hieroglyphics
500
Ramses the Great expanded Egypt to which important river?
Euphrates River
500
What was the name of the Pharaoh who eliminated the religion of the Gods and Goddesses in favor of one God
Akhenaton
500
How old was King Tut when he died?
19
500
Who was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Narmer or Menes
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