Geography
The continent where Egypt is located
What is Africa?
The process of stopping a dead body from decaying
What is embalming?
Egypt's youngest pharaoh
Who is King Tut?
These were built mainly by farmers in the off season
What are the pyramids?
The kingdom when the Great Pyramids of Giza were built
What is the Old Kingdom?
The river that runs through Egypt
What is the Nile River?
The type of religion Egypt had
What is a polytheistic religion?
Egypt's final pharaoh
Who is Cleopatra?
The written language of the Egyptians
What are hieroglyphics?
The ruling families of Ancient Egypt
What is a dynasty?
The triangular geographical feature located at the top of Egypt and feeds into the Mediterranean Sea
What mummies were placed in (often times those in the upper class could afford these)
What is a sarcophagus?
Egypt's first female pharaoh
Who is Hatshepsut?
This monument is missing its nose and is half human, half lion
What is the Sphynx?
The kind of government Ancient Egypt had
What is a theocracy?
This happened to the Nile River every spring that the Egyptians used to their advantage
What is flooding
The book of prayers and chants used when performing burial ceremonies
What is the Book of the Dead?
One of Egypt's longest rulers
Who is Ramses II?
Everyone's favorite subject the Egyptians helped to advance
What is math?
The kingdom where farming techniques were improved upon
What is the Middle Kingdom?
The part of Egypt that is located to the North
What is Lower Egypt?
What god(s) were the rulers of the dead?
Who are Osiris (and Isis)?
This pharaoh tried to convert Egypt to a monotheistic religion
Who is Amenhotep IV?
The 3 languages included on the Rosetta Stone
What are Demotic, Hieroglyphic, & English?
The kingdom where the Assyrian empire invaded
What is the New Kingdom?