Vocabulary
The act of giving or doing something is called
a) diversity
b) a contribution
c) adapting
d) architecture
b) a contribution
Architecture is defined as:
a) the design of buildings
b) the written language of the ancient Egyptians
c) the act of giving or doing something
d) places that have the same characteristics
a) the design of buildings
What is the name of ancient Egypt's written language?
Hieroglyphics
The ancient Egyptians used the longest river in the world to help them create their calendar. Which river is this?
The Nile River
What was the climate like in Egypt?
Hot and dry
What is the name of the written language that uses pictures?
Hieroglyphics
Allison is at the library reading a book about ancient Egyptian architecture. What is the book about?
a) Sundials
b) Water clocks
c) Pyramids
d) Hieroglyphics
c) Pyramids
Who was a person who kept records? These people had to learn over 3,000 different hieroglyphics.
Scribe
What two types of clocks did the ancient Egyptians create?
Water clocks and sundials
desert
From what plant did the ancient Egyptians make paper?
Papyrus
In ancient Egypt, why were the pyramids built?
As tombs for the kings and queens
Ancient Egyptians made paper from a plant found along the Nile. What is this plant called?
Papyrus
Which three ancient Egyptians inventions helped tell time?
Water clock
Obelisk
Hieroglyphics
365-day calendar
Papyrus Paper
Water clock, obelisk, 365-day calendar
Where did the ancient Egyptians trade their goods?
Along the Mediterranean coast
What is architecture?
The design of buildings
The kings and queens of Egypt were called _______
Pharaohs
What helped scholars determine how to read hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
How did the Nile River help the ancient Egyptians develop the calendar?
a) Ancient Egyptians measured the sunshine on the water to determine the length of a day.
b) Ancient Egyptians measured a year by the rise and flood of the Nile
c) Ancient Egyptians floated sundials down the Nile River.
b) Ancient Egyptians measured a year by the rise and flood of the Nile
What are three reasons the Nile River was important to ancient Egyptians?
Rich farming soil
Water for drinking and bathing
Fish to eat
Wet sand to help build the pyramids
Rich farming soil
Water for drinking and bathing
Fish to eat
Irrigation system
Which pharaoh's tomb was discovered after thousands of years of being considered lost?
King Tut
What symbols do we have today that are similar to hieroglyphics?
Emojis
What is a tall, narrow rectangle with four sides that comes to a pointy, pyramid-like shape at the top?
Obelisk
Because the Nile River flooded once a year leaving fertile soil along it's banks....
The ancient Egyptians grew a large variety of plants for food and trade.