Vocab
Watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
Irrigation
What is the head shaped like?
Head of a man
What color crown did the king of Upper Egypt wear?
White
Flood season was one of the busiest times for _______.
Traveling
Why did they build the Great Sphinx?
To guard sacred places
A bucket lifter used to scoop water from the canals and pour it into the fields; this tool is still used today.
Shadouf
What is the body shaped like?
a lion
What color crown did the king of Lower Egypt wear?
Red
Name two things that were transported on the Nile.
People and Goods
Groups joined together under the _________________________?
leadership of kings
The joining of separate parts into one.
Unification
When was it built?
4500 years ago
What color crown did King Menes wear?
He wore red and white
How many miles was it from Upper to Lower Egypt?
600 miles
Villages leaders were usually in charge of ______________?
creating rules
Title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt; this word refers to ''the great palace'' where the rulers lived; title was later given to all the rulers of Ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
How long is the Great Sphinx?
240 feet long
Why did he wear a double crown?
To show that he was victorious
How long would it take to ride in a reed boat from Upper to Lower Egypt?
About 15 days
When did the flood start to dry?
October
Is the tool called a shadouf still used today?
Yes
How tall is the Great Sphinx?
66 feet tall
What did Menes become?
He became the first pharaoh.
How long would it take to walk from Upper to Lower Egypt?
a month
The flooded land began to dry, so the Egyptian farmers used ______________ to water the crops.
irrigation