Farming and Agriculture
The Nile River
Life as an Egyptian
Pyramids
Anything Egypt!!!!!
100
what is papyrus used for
What is making paper
100
What direction does the Nile River flow
What is south to north
100
Define the word unified
Unite 2 seperate things into one; the Northern and Southern kingdoms were eventually unified
100
Why did Egyptians build pyramids?
They served as tombs for kings and other important people
100
Egyptians were not the only culture to do this, many Buddhist monks would change their diets in order to better preserve their bodies
What is mummify/mummies
200
To train or tame wild animals
What is to domesticate
200
The Nile connects to this sea, which allowed Egpyt to trade with Europe
What is Mediteranean Sea
200
What is a pharaoh? What does it translate to?
The king of Egypt; means "great house"
200
Egyptian kings were often burried with gold, boats, pets, and even servants because they believed...
These things would go with them in the afterlife
200
This famous Egyptian Pharoah was actually of Greek decent
Who is Cleopatra
300
To create trenches and canals in order to flood a river to water crops is called
What is irrigation
300
Describe the Nile River Valley
Northeast Africa, dry, limited rain, fertile land due to the Nile River
300
What important artifact allowed us to translate heiroglyphics?
What is the Rosetta Stone
300
The most famous pyramids in the world are found here
What is Giza
300
This giant sculpture with the head of a man, wings of an eagle, and body of a lion is said to guard the great pyramids
What is the great sphynx
400
Name 2 important crops for Egypt
What are papyrus, wheat, barley
400
Egyptians monitored the Nile River patterns and created this
What is a calender
400
What was the name of the southern Egyptian kindgdom?
What is Nubia
400
The most famous pyramids ever discovered contained all of the gold this king was buried with
Who is King Tut
400
This is another word for the coffin Egyptian Kings were buried inside
What is sarcofagus
500
A triangular shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that deposits silt and other nutrients
What is a delta
500
A type of measurement created by the Egyptians to measure the height of the Nile River
What is a Nilometer
500
What is a social pyramid? Describe who would be on each lever
What is Egyptian social class structure; king, nobles/priests, merchants/craftsmen/scribes, farmers/unskilled workers, enslaved people
500
How long do we think it took to build the great pyramids?
20 years
500
Cleopatra eventually killed herself after life long depression by getting bitten by this animal. BE SPECIFIC!!! (Snake doesnt count)
What is an asp
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