Geography
Egypt is located on _______ continent.
What is Africa?
EC: What two seas is Egypt near?
____ ____ was a minor pharaoh of Egypt in the 14th century who died at the age of 19.
Who was King Tut?
EC: Who discovered his tomb in 1922?
_________ is the oldest, tallest, and the only remaining one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What is The Great Pyramid of Giza?
EC: This pyramid was built for who and how tall was it?
___ was a tall water plant abundant in the Nile region of Egypt and used for writing on.
What is Papyrus?
EC: What else was Papyrus used for?
______ was the Queen of Egypt in the 1st century B.C., and was the last true pharaoh of Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra?
EC: After her death, Egypt became a province of the ______ Empire.
Located in Africa, _____ is the world’s longest River.
What is the Nile River?
EC: What was the main reason the Egyptians settled near the Nile.
____ _____ was the ruler of Egypt in the 18th dynasty who was originally known as Amenhotep before changing his name.
Who was King Akhenaten?
EC: Who is believed to be the son of Akhenaten?
______ is a giant statue of a creature with the head of a man and body of a lion.
What is the Great Sphinx?
EC: It was most likely built for which pharaoh?
____ was an Egyptian writing system composed of symbols.
What is hieroglyphics?
EC: Name one of the forms of Egyptian writing that came after hieroglyphics.
____ was the title of the Egyptian rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
EC: What does pharaoh mean?
This was formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is a delta? Or what is the Nile Delta?
EC: The Nile Delta has ____ or more rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea.
____ _____ is famous for being Egypt's first female pharaoh in the 18th dynasty.
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
EC: How did Queen Hat become the pharaoh of Egypt?
_____ was an ancient temple complex in Southern Egypt.
What was Abu Simbel?
EC: How long did it take to build?
_____ is what the Egyptians did to their dead to preserve the body.
What is mummification?
EC: Which organ did the Egyptians throw out during mummification because they believed it held little value?
____ is the process of being united or whole.
EC: Which pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt?
____ Egypt is located in the North and _____ Egypt is located in the South.
What is Lower and Upper?
EC: Why is Lower Egypt located in the North and Upper Egypt located in the South?
____ _____ was the 6th pharaoh of Egypt's 18th dynasty who ruled for 54 years and was known as the "warrior king" because he reconquered Egypt's Asian empire.
Who was King Thutmose III?
EC: Who was King Thutmose III's mother?
Djoser had the first ever pyramid built, named _____.
What was the Step Pyramid?
EC: It was called the Step Pyramid because they stacked ________ on top of the other, progressively getting smaller as they go up.
____ was a stone coffin that the Egyptians buried their dead in.
What was a sarcophagus?
EC: What other two civilizations also buried their dead in a sarcophagus?
____ is a succession of people from the same family that ruled Egypt for a period of time.
What is dynasty?
EC: Which ancient Egyptian dynasty was the longest?
____ Kingdom included the 3rd to 6th dynasties of Egypt.
What is The Old Kingdom?
EC: What was the capital of Egypt at this time?
____ ____ was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty known for building vast monuments and statues.
Who was King Ramses?
EC: Specifically, what is he known for building?
Snuferu made three attempts at building a pyramid. His second attempt called the ______ Pyramid due to the way it was shaped.
What was the Bent Pyramid?
EC: His third and last attempt was called _____ due to the color of it's core. It is the only one that tourists can go inside of today.
____ is a device that measures the amount of water that is flowing.
What is a water clock?
EC: Why did they invent the water clock?
When the Egyptians stopped building pyramids to bury their pharaohs, they started burying them in tombs at _________.
What is the Valley of the Kings?
EC: How many vocabulary cards did you have to complete for Ms. Moyer?