Geography of Egypt
This river was the center of life in Ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
This title was given to the kings and queens of Ancient Egypt.
What is a pharaoh?
Most Egyptians worked in this job.
What is farming?
The Egyptians believed in many gods, which means their religion was this.
What is polytheism?
Egyptians built these giant tombs for their pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
The yearly flooding of the Nile left this behind, making the soil rich for farming.
What is silt?
She was one of the first female pharaohs and focused on trade.
Who is Hatshepsut?
The social order in Egypt was shaped like this.
What is a pyramid?
This god of the afterlife was often shown with a jackal head.
Who is Anubis?
This writing system used pictures and symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is south to north?
This pharaoh is known for his military strength and building great temples.
Who is Ramses II?
People who could read and write were called what?
What are scribes?
Egyptians preserved bodies through this process.
What is mummification?
Egyptians wrote on this plant material instead of paper.
What is papyrus?
These natural features helped protect Egypt from invaders.
What are deserts and cataracts?
The pharaoh was believed to be both a king and a _______.
What is a god?
Egyptian society had this many main social classes.
What is five?
This important book contained spells for the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
The Egyptians created a calendar based on this.
What is the flooding of the Nile / solar cycle?
The Nile River empties into this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The government of Egypt was a combination of religion and politics, known as a _______.
What is a theocracy?
Slaves were often prisoners of _______.
What is war?
Egyptians believed that this organ held a person’s intelligence and left it inside the body.
What is the heart?
Egyptian builders used this simple machine to move heavy stones.
What is a ramp?