Questions 1
What is the world's longest river?
Nile
Because the Nile is so important, Egypt is often called what nickname?
The Gift of the Nile
A vizier mentioned in the Bible
Joseph
Cataract
A large bed of rocks piled in the river that produces waterfalls
Egypt
Cairo
What is the largest of the pyramids standing today?
Great Pyramid
Great Sphinx
The pharaoh whose tomb is more famous than he
Tutankhamen / King Tut
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian system of writing
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
What do we call the area near Thebes that the pharaohs used as a cemetery?
Valley of the Kings
What was the key to understanding the meaning of hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
Vizier
Next in importance to the Egyptian king
South Africa
Cape Town / Pretoria
What peninsula has been a land bridge between Africa and Asia?
Sinai Peninsula
Because the fertile land in Egypt ends so abruptly, what did the ancient Egyptians call their land?
Red Land, Black Land
The first pharaoh
Akhenaton
Shadoof
An irrigation device; a long pole with a bucket tied on one end
Sudan
What color clothing did most ancient Egyptians wear? Why?
White; it reflects the sun's heat
Who built the Great Pyramid as his tomb?
Khufu
Ancient Egypt's only woman pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Obelisk
A tall, pointed pillar built to honor the Egyptian sun god
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam