Names
Vocabulary
Egypt
Misc
100
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV was married to the beautiful ____.
NEFERTITI
100
"great house"
PHARAOH
100
How did the pharaohs establish absolute authority over the Ancient Egyptians?
CLAIMED THEY WERE SONS OF SUN GOD, RA.
100
The last pharaoh
CLEOPATRA
200
The Great Sphinx was created for Pharaoh ___.
CHEPHREN
200
A government of divine authority
THEOCRACY
200
What is the name of the first pyramid?
STEP PYRAMID
200
The Ancient Egyptians called their king by the name "Pharaoh". Why were they afraid to use his/her real name?
THEY WERE AFRAID TO MISUSE THE KING'S NAME.
300
"Ramses the Great"
Ramses II
300
A process to treat a dead body in order to prevent decay.
EMBALMING
300
Lower Egypt was located in northern Egypt. Upper Egypt was located in southern Egypt. This seems backward. Why is this so?
THE NILE FLOWS NORTH
300
Why is so little known about the Indus River Valley?
Their writing has not been deciphered and translated.
400
The last of the great pharaohs.
RAMSES III
400
"sacred carvings"
hieroglyphics
400
Why do we know so much about the Ancient Egyptians?
ANCIENT WRITINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN PYRAMIDS AND TOMBS. PRESERVED BY DRY HEAT.
400
The abandoning of an unwanted baby who is then left to die.
EXPOSURE
500
Which Ancient Egyptian was given divine status after his death?
IMHOTEP
500
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
THE GREAT PYRAMID
500
Why were the Etesian Winds so important to sailors of the Nile?
WINDS ALLOWED SAILORS TO RAISE THEIR SAILS AND BE CARRIED UPSTREAM.
500
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