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100

What is an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips called?

mummy

100

What was placed in the pyramids? What were they used for?

Kings and Queens. Pyramids were used as tombs. 

100

Because the Egyptians knew when the Nile was going to flood every year and that it made the soil rich they became.......

successful farmers

100

The Egyptians thought that the pharaoh was a

deity (god)

100

What was a major result of the Nile flooding?

made the soil fertile

200

The Nile River is approximately _________miles long

4,000

200

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for what Pharaoh?

Khufu

200

What natural barrier to the West protects Egypt from invasion?

Desert

200

Who was the first known woman pharaoh that tried to help rebuild the Egyptian economy?

Hatshepsut

200

In 4000 BC Egypt was made of what two kingdoms and where were they located

Upper Egypt- in the south

Lower Egypt- in the north

300

What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?

hieroglyphs

300

What is the longest river in the world?

Nile River

300
What three rivers empty into the Nile River?
White Nile Blue Nile Araba
300

What Egyptian pharaoh ruled the longest?

Ramses II

300

What Egyptian pharaoh became King when he was 10?

King Tut

400

What was the tallest building in the world for 4,000 years and is the only one of the Seven Ancient Wonders still standing?

The Great Pyramid

400

What famous desert is located in Africa?

Sahara

400

What is another name for an Egyptian King?

Pharaoh

400

wild rapids found on the Nile River are known as

cataracts

400
a line of rulers from one family is called a
dynasty
500

a reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts and paper

papyrus

500

The most important Egyptian god (God of the Sun)

Re

500

Who united upper and lower Egypt?

Menes

500

What pharaoh tried to make Egypt Monotheistic?

Amenhotep

500

Name the society according to rank.


(slaves, artisans, farmers, royalty/nobles/scribes, Pharaoh)

Pharaoh- Royalty/nobles/scribes,artians, farmers, slaves

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