Vocabulary
Geography
Mummies
Three Kingdoms
Daily Life
100
Who was the supreme ruler in Egypt?
Pharaoh
100
What is the "black land"?
The rich, dark, fertile soil lines both banks of the Nile and covers its delta
100
What did the priest remove first from the person?
The brain
100
Which kingdom was known as the Age of the Pyramids?
Old Kingdom
100
What was the only type of sweetener Egyptians used?
Honey
200
What was the collection of spells and prayers that priests would read from during the mummification process?
Book of the Dead
200
What is the "red land"?
Deserts
200
What internal organs were stored on canopic jars?
Stomach, Liver, Intestines, and Lungs
200
In which kingdom did art, literature, and architecture flourish?
Middle Kingdom
200
Who was the heart of the Egyptian family?
children
300
What was the reed plant that Egyptians used to make paper?
papyrus
300
Why was Upper Egypt located in the southern part of Egypt and Lower Egypt located in the northern part of Egypt?
The Nile began in the South, thus the Southern part of Egypt was known as Upper Egypt
300
What was the body stuffed with for 40 days?
Natron
300
During which kingdom did Egypt experience a Golden Age?
New Kingdom
300
True or False? Only wealthy boys and girls were sent to school in ancient Egypt.
False- only wealthy BOYS were sent to school in ancient Egypt.
400
What is a family or group that rules for several generations?
Dynasty
400
How did a cataract affect travel on the Nile?
The rocky cataracts made it impossible for people to travel, by ship, upstream from Egypt
400
What was the body covered with?
Linen and amulets
400
During which kingdom was Egypt united?
Old Kingdom
400
Ancient Egyptian women were more _________ or free than most women during ancient times.
liberated
500
What is a bucket attached to a long pole used to move water for irrigation?
Shadoof
500
Where was the delta? How did that impact the naming of Upper and Lower Egypt?
The delta is the mouth or end of the Nile before it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. This is in Northern Egypt thus it is called Lower Egypt
500
What was the purpose of the mummification process?
The ba and ka had to be able to recognize the body, or they could not return it
500
Which Kingdom was also known as the Period of Reunification?
Middle Kingdom
500
List three examples of women's rights in ancient Egypt that made them more liberated than other ancient women.
- they could own property and businesses -they could hold many different types of jobs such as dancers, singers, dancers - they were allowed to divorce their husbands
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