History 1
The world's first paper like material is?
Papyrus
Title given to an Egyptian king is?
Pharaoh
A monument with the head of a man and the body, legs, and paws of a lion that stands near the pyramids.
Sphinx
A time of serious shortage of food is a?
famine
A body wrapped and preserved for eternal life is a?
mummy
A flat or level area of land is a?
Plain
The irrigation device used by the Egyptians was the?
Shadoof
Second in command to the Egyptian king is a?
Vizier
The "Gift of the Nile" is another name for?
Egypt
The desert that covers most of Egypt is the?
Sahara Desert
The large stone structure built as a tomb for King Khufu was the?
Great Pyramid
A highland plain is a?
plateau
A buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of the river is a?
Delta
A tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god Ra is an?
Obelisk
A rock bed piled high in a river creating small waterfalls?
cataracts
Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects are?
Hieroglyphics
The key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing was the?
Rosetta Stone
a landform that rises higher than a hill is a?
mountain
The secretary to the ruler in a court was called a?
The king who united Upper and Lower Egypt was?
Menes
The bible character who became a vizier was?
Joseph
The area near Thebes where the tombs of many Pharaoh have been found is the?
Valley of the Kings
One reason Egypt declined in power was because___?
a. a great famine occurred.
b. They had no iron to make strong weapons.
c. They lost the Rosetta Stone.
d. The Nile no longer flooded each year.
b. They had no iron to make strong weapons.
The pharaoh whose tomb revealed much about ancient Egypt was?
Tutankhamen (Tut)
World's second largest continent is?
Africa
The world's longest river is the?
Nile River
The world's largest desert is the?
Sahara Desert
Low land between hills or mountains is a?
valley
The highest mountain in Africa is?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
The only women pharaoh in ancient Egypt was?
Hatshepsut
The first pharaoh was?
Akhenaton