Pharaohs & Leaders
This queen dressed like a man to earn respect while ruling Egypt.
Queen Hatshepsut
Pharaohs tried to protect their tombs by building them here.
Valley of the Kings
What percentage of Egyptians were farmers?
80%
This god was the sun god.
Re but I would accept Aton
The Nile River was important to Egypt because it provided this essential resource.
Water
This king had the Great Pyramid of Giza built over 20 years.
King Khufu
The Great Pyramid was built in this location.
Giza
Ancient Egyptian women could do these 3 things that made them similar to modern women.
Own Property, Get Divorced, and work
This god ruled the underworld and afterlife.
Osiris
The Nile deposited this on the banks after flooding.
Silt
This Kushite king successfully took over Egypt.
King Kashta
Ancient Egyptians used this material to dry out bodies during mummification.
Salt
Children were usually raised to do this.
Follow their parents' trade
This god watched over mummification.
Anubis
Egyptians used the Nile as a “highway” for this.
Trade and Transportation
After this pharaoh’s death, Kush grew stronger.
Ramses II (Ramses the Great)
The Valley of the Kings was chosen for tombs to keep them safe from this.
Tomb robbers
Ancient Egyptian children played with these toys.
Wooden and clay toys
This goddess represented magic.
The Kushites used these two seas for trade.
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
This boy-king’s tomb was the only one not robbed in the Valley of the Kings.
King Tutankhamun
This pharaoh’s pyramid took 20 years to build.
King Khufu
At about what age did most Ancient Egyptians marry?
Teenage years
This god represented the river and flooding.
Hapi
Why was the Nile River important to life in Ancient Egypt? (Give 2)
Provided water, fertile land, trade, transportation, possible food sources