Vocabulary
Geography
Mummies
Pharaohs
Miscellaneous
100
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty
100
The longest river in the world flows through ancient Egypt. What river is this?
What is the Nile
100
____________ jars are for the safekeeping of human __________ when someone dies for their afterlife.
What is canopic and organs
100
What is a pharaoh?
What is a king of ancient Egypt
100
Symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound
What is hieroglyphics
200
A group of rocky rapids
What are cataracts
200
There are 6 of these that run through ancient Egypt. It made it impossible to navigate a boat upstream. What are they and why do these make it impossible to travel by boat?
What are cataracts, groups of rocky rapids. If you tried to travel by ship, the ship could run into these rapids and puncture your boat and it would ultimately sink.
200
The first step in mummification is washing the body with a good smelling wine and rinsing it with water from the Nile. Who performs this job?
Who are embalmers
200
Lots of mystery surrounds the tomb of this young pharaoh. Many people involved in the discovery of his tomb are believed to have been cursed.
Who is King Tut or Tutankhamen
200
When the Nile flooded its banks each year, that made it possible for Egyptians to do what?
What is grow crops
300
Oval shaped carving with the Egyptian king or queens name. Helped their souls find a way home.
What is a cartouche
300
What needed to happen each summer to grow a bounty of crops?
What is the Nile needed to flood its banks.
300
Eventually the body is covered and stuffed with _________ which will dry it out.
What is natron
300
This man was the leader of the discovery of King Tut. His partner Lord Canarvan died of a mosquito bite during the excavation.
Who is Howard Carter
300
One of the most important gods was ______-___, the ______ god
Who is Amon-Re, sun god
400
Artisans
What are skilled workers who practice a handicraft
400
Nubia relied heavily on trade with Egypt. What did the Nubian's need from Egypt and how did they have to travel?
What is grain and by foot through the rugged desert
400
The body is wrapped in ___________ and a picture of the god ____________ is painted on its surface.
What is linen and Osiris
400
This is the burial site of many pharaohs during ancient Egypt. It is located in the ancient city of Thebes.
What is valley of the kings
400
She was one of the only known female pharaohs. One of her trademark features was wearing a gold __________ held by a chinstrap.
Who is Hatshepsut and beard
500
Sculpture
What is a statue or other free standing piece of art
500
Because of the placement of the Black Land, which means rich, dark soil, most Egyptians lived near what? It carried silt, fine mineral particles, from East Africa. Near the end of its journey, it fans out into what is call the ___________ _________ into a nearby sea.
What is Nile and Nile Delta
500
The last step in the mummification process. A ritual called the "Opening of the __________" is performed allowing the deceased to eat and drink again. The body is placed inside a ________________ within the tomb. Furniture, clothing, food/drink, and valuable objects are arranged inside the tomb for the deceased.
What is Mouth and sarcophagus
500
This structure has 4 triangular sides and holds the tombs of some significant pharaohs. What is this structure called? Giza is the location of the Great ___________ of ___________.
What is a pyramid and the Great Pyramid of Khufu
500
Ancient Egypt was divided into two parts, ___________ and _____________. The Nile river flows into the _______________ sea.
What is Upper, Lower, and Mediterranean
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