Geography
This is the direction the Nile River flows.
What is south to north?
Ancient Egyptians believed their pharaoh was not just a leader, but also _________.
What is a living god?
Most Egyptians wrote on _________, which was made from reeds.
What is papyrus?
The Egyptian pharaoh had _________ __________, meaning he was in complete control of making decisions.
What is absolute power?
This is the belief in life after death, a major part of Egyptian religion.
What is the afterlife?
This triangular, marshy region at the mouth of the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta?
The Nile River was known as a __________ for trade because it allowed merchants to travel and exhange goods throughout Egypt and beyond.
What is a highway for trade?
Egyptians invented this specific irrigation system to help lift heavy buckets of water from the Nile.
What is a shaduf?
The original burial tomb of a pharoah was a ___________, a rectangular structure with an underground burial chamber.
What is a mastaba?
A family line of rulers is called this.
What is a dynasty?
What is Kemet?
This job was highly respected in Egypt because it required reading and writing.
What is a scribe?
This was discovered in 1799 and had three unique scripts written on it, including hieroglyphs and demotic script.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Who is Djoser (Zoser)?
The pharaoh's top government official was called this.
What is a vizier?
These rocky rapids along the upper part of the Nile could make travel difficult.
What are cataracts?
This crown symbolized the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
What is the double crown?
This pharaoh is believed to have unified Upper and Lower Egypt (must give both names for full credit!)
Who is King Narmer aka King Menes.
This pharoah built the Bent Pyramid.
Who is Sneferu?
This term describes a government that controls a unified territory and people--something Egypt became after unification.
What is a nation-state?
This natural feature protected Egypt from most invaders.
What is the desert?
Name two items that Egyptians IMPORTED during the Old Kingdom.
What is gold, ebony, ivory, cedar wood, Lapis Lazuli.
This pharaoh built the Great Sphinx at Giza
Who is Khafre?
This pharaoh built the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Who is Khufu?
This word is defined as the skill of conducting negotiations.
What is diplomacy?