Vocabulary
This word means king
What is Pharaoh?
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
What is Africa?
True or False: The ancient Egyptians practiced polytheism, the belief in many gods.
What is true
True or False: Ancient Egyptians had a 365-day calendar, 12-month year, and 24-hour day like we have now.
What is true?
The last ruler of Egypt, committed suicide when Rome conquered Egypt.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What are Hieroglyphics?
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
What is the Nile?
In addition to being the ruler, the ______ was also seen as a god.
What is a pharaoh?
The most important shape that dominated Egyptian architecture.
What is a pyramid?
These people took over Egypt during the Middle Kingdom but were defeated, leading to the reign of Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh.
Who are the Hyksos?
Served as tombs for pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
True of False: The Nile floods every year
What is True?
Egyptians believed the is god weighed their hearts after death.
Who is Anubis?
Egyptians learned about medicine and anatomy by doing this
What is mummification?
The Great Pyramids were built during this kingdom.
What is the Old Kingdom?
Ancient paper made from reeds. Used by scribes.
What is papyrus?
Ancient Egypt was divided into these 2 parts.
What is Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?
Egyptians believed that life was a pathway to get to this.
What is the afterlife?
The slab of rock carved with hieroglyphs and Greek. Used to translate hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
During the New Kingdom, these people kept invading Egypt.
Who are the Sea People?
This word means to exchange goods, trade.
What is barter?
Ancient Egyptians mainly traded with others to receive this natural resource.
What is timber/wood?
The most important god. Sun god, god of the world.
Who is Ra/Re?
Name 2 ways in which mathematics was needed to run an empire.
Calculating how many workers would be needed, how much food was needed, estimating taxes, profits from trade, building pyramids...
This was a highly respected profession that took 5 years to train. Professional writer.
What is a scribe?