Gift of the Nile
Life in Ancient Egypt
The Pyramid Builders
The New Kingdom
Social Structure
100
A word that means "good for growing crops."
What is fertile?
100
A body that has been dried so it won't decay.
What is a mummy?
100
A pyramid with sides that rise in a series of steps.
What is a step pyramid?
100
An Egyptian queen who declared herself pharaoh in 1472 B.C. and expanded trade.
Who is Hatshepsut?
100
The lowest level in the Egyptian social structure.
Who are slaves?
200
A type of fabric woven from flax plants.
What is linen?
200
A picture that stands for a word or letter.
What is a hieroglyph?
200
The title of king in ancient Egypt.
What is a pharaoh?
200
A four-sided shaft with a pyramid-shaped top.
What is an obelisk?
200
The highest level in Egyptian society.
Who is the pharaoh.
300
Fine soil deposited by a river.
What is silt?
300
A person whose job was to write and keep records.
What is a scribe?
300
The name for a line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
300
The pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1279-1213 B.C. and created a stable empire.
Who is Ramses II?
300
A lower level of Egyptian to society (there are two - write one).
Who are farmers OR craftspeople and merchants?
400
The area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil.
What is a delta?
400
A paper-like material made from a reed of the same name.
What is papyrus?
400
The pharaoh who build the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu?
400
The man who became pharaoh after Hatshepsut (some people think he murdered her).
Who is Thutmose III?
400
A higher level of Egyptian society (there are two, write one).
Who are scribes and government officials OR priests and nobles?
500
Another word for a waterfall.
What is a cataract?
500
To preserve a body after death.
What is embalm?
500
The order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne.
What is succession?
500
The name of the sun god raised to highest status by Akhenaton.
Who is Aton?
500
The number of provinces that the Egyptian government was divided into to make it easier to manage.
What are 42 provinces?
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