Geography
People
Achievements
Afterlife
Other
100
Historian Herodotus referred to the Nile as this
What is "The Gift of the Nile"
100
The pharaoh that united upper and lower Egypt
Who is Menes
100
Created by the ancient Egyptians in order to keep track of time in a day
What is a sundial
100
Life after death
What is the afterlife
100
Written language of the ancient Egyptians
What is hieroglyphics
200
The (1) northern portion of Egypt and (2) the southern portion of Egypt
What is (1) Lower Egypt and (2) Upper Egypt
200
His tomb was discovered almost completely untouched by grave robbers, giving us insight into Egyptian beliefs in the afterlife
Who is King Tut
200
Statues that usually have the head of a human on the body of an animal
What is a sphinx
200
People of wealth and power in ancient Egypt who were buried in tombs
What is the elite
200
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
What is papyrus
300
This yearly occurrence makes the area along the Nile ideal for farming
What is flooding
300
Best known for the monuments built to him
Who is Khufu
300
A tall four sided pillar with a pointed top and paintings or hieroglyphics on the sides
What is an obelisk
300
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
What are mummies
300
A huge, stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics and Greek which allowed scholars to translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
The triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river located in Lower Egypt
What is the Nile Delta
400
Worked to increase trade during her reign
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
400
A four-sided structure built as a tomb for Egypt's wealthy
What is a pyramid
400
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty
400
Social class that made up 80% of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt
What are farmers, servants, and slaves
500
Kept enemies from invading ancient Egypt by way of the Nile
What are cataracts
500
Successfully fought the Hittites and built defenses to protect Egypt from future invasions
Who is Ramses the Great
500
Built to honor the Gods and could only be entered by the pharaoh, priests, and nobles
What is a temple
500
Egyptian spirit in the afterlife
What is ka
500
The kingdom in which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
What is the New Kingdom
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