vocabulary
hieroglyphics
people
religion
geography
100
1A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock.
What is silt
100
People in ancient Egypt who could read or write hieroglyphics.
What is a scribe
100
The wealthy young ruler who died around the age of 19.
Who is King Tut
100
The process used to preserve bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification
100
Egypt's nickname
What is the "Gift of the Nile"
200
The joining together of separate parts into one.
What is unification
200
A reed plant used to make paper.
What is papyrus
200
The pharaoh who ordered the building of the Great Pyramid
Who is Khufu
200
Special jars used to hold organs.
What is canopic jars
200
Direction the Nile flows.
What is south to north.
300
A group of lands and people ruled by one government
What is empire
300
The artifact that was key to understanding the meaning of hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
300
The female pharaoh who teamed up with the Romans to regain control of Egypt
Who was Cleopatra
300
The organ thought to be unimportant and often thrown away.
What is the brain
300
what farmers dependend on to grow successful crops
What is flooding
400
a group of people who go on a trip for a set reason.
What is expedition
400
The man who decoded the meaning of hieroglyphics.
Who is Jean Francois Champollion
400
The man who found King Tut's tomb.
Who is Howard Carter
400
A salt substance used to cover and dry out the body.
What is natron
400
A bucket lifter to get water from the Nile.
What is a Shadouf
500
The way a country's people manage its money and resources.
What is economy
500
One of the two other langugages found on the stone besides hieroglyphics.
What is Greek or Demotic
500
The first Pharaoh to unite Egypt.
Who is Menes
500
length of time it took for a mummy to be made
What is 70 days
500
two garden vegetables the ancient Egyptians grew along the Nile.
What is cucumbers, lettuce, onions or beans.
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