Ancient Egypt
N. Africa today
Afterlife/Gods
Definitions
Mystery
100
The Ancient Egypt writing system that used picture symbols
What is Hieroglyphics
100
The capital of Egypt
What is Cairo.
100
The name of the Egyptian sun god
Re (Amon-Re)
100
A series of rulers from the same family is called ____
What is a Dynasty.
100
The chemical used to dry out mummies
What is natron.
200
The rulers of Ancient Egypt were referred to as ____
What are Pharaohs
200
When was the Rosetta Stone found?
1799
200
Horus is god of what?
The sky and/or the pharaohs
200
What are cataracts?
rough rapids
200
Who united the Lower and Upper Kingdoms of Egypt?
Who is King Menes
300
Which class made up about 80 percent of the population in Ancient Egypt?
Lower class slaves, farmers, servants
300
Libya has what type of government?
What is a Dictator.
300
The goddess of magic
Who is Isis
300
What is your ka?
life force spirit
300
What did the Nile River deposit when it flooded?
Silt
400
Why did Cleopatra commit suicide?
She feared the Romans would take over
400
The TWO types of government that Egypt has today
President and Prime Minister
400
Osiris is god of what?
The underworld
400
a marketplace or bazaar in the Islamic world is called ___.
What is a Souk.
400
Why was Meroe so important to the Kushites?
It was rich in deposits of iron ore
500
List the Egyptian Society in order from highest rank to lowest rank
Pharaoh Nobles Scribes and Craftspeople Farmers, Servants, Slaves
500
What desert covers most of North Africa?
What is the Sahara
500
The goddess that protects women.
Who is Hathor.
500
A series of canals that provided water for farmland in Ancient Egypt is called ______
Irrigation system
500
What animal or insect was on King Tut's ring when they found his tomb? Think back to the PowerPoint
What is a beetle
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