The Nile River
Innovations
Pharaohs
Vocabulary
Random
100
The Nile River ______ each year.
flooded
100
A writing system in which pictures or symbols stand for sounds, words, or ideas
hieroglyphics
100
A ruler of ancient Egypt
pharaoh
100
An official order or decision made by a king
decree
100
Belief in life after death
afterlife
200
The Nile River was used for both farming and ________ .
transportation
200
A paper like material on which ancient Egyptians wrote
papyrus
200
A series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
200
A preserved body
mummy
200
How old was King Tut when he died?
18 years old
300
The first season in the Egyptian calendar.
Innudation
300
Spell my first name.
P h i l l i p
300
Pharaoh know as the "boy king".
King Tutankhamun
300
A person who writes things for others
scribe
300
Used during the mummification process to hold internal organs
canopic jars
400
Waterfalls near the Nile Delta
cataracts
400
Egyptians created a _____ based on three seasons.
365 day calendar
400
A person who has the right to another person's property or title
heir
400
A stone structure used as a burial place for a dead ruler
pyramid
400
The chief adviser to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh
vizier
500
Name all three seasons in order.
Innudation, Emergence, Harvest
500
A device used for raising water from a river for irrigation
shaduf
500
Egyptian pharaoh who expanded territory beyond the Nile River valley.
King Mentuhotep II
500
To add on
annex
500
What did the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt create?
the world's first nation-state
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