Row 1
The key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing was the...
Rosetta Stone
The secretary to the ruler in the court was called a...
scribe
a body wrapped and preserved for eternal life
mummy
ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects
hieroglyphics
world's 2nd largest continent
Africa
The irrigation device used by the Egyptians was the....
Shadoof
The large stone structure built as a tomb for King Khufu was the
Great Pyramid
a buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river
delta
The first pharaoh
Akhenaton
highest mountain in Egypt
Mt. Kilamanjaro
The "Gift of the Nile" is another name for.....
Egypt
a time of a serious shortage of food is called a
famine
second in command to an Egyptian king
vizier
the only woman pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Hatshepsut
low land between hills or mountains
valley
The desert that covers most of Egypt is the (name of desert)
Sahara Desert
world's first paper-like material
Papyrus
a rock bed piled high in a river creating small waterfalls
cataracts
the pharaoh whose tomb revealed much about ancient Egypt
Tutankhamen
True or False:
Egypt declined in power because they had no iron to make weapons
True
The King who united Upper and Lower Egypt was...
Menes
title given to an Egyptian King
pharaoh
a tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god Ra
obelisk
the area near Thebes where the tombs of many pharaohs have been found
Valley of the Kings
a highland plain
plateau