Vocabulary
What is a ruler of Egypt called?
A ruler of Egypt is called a Pharaoh
Egypt is part of what continent?
Africa
Haptshesput was famous because
she was the first female Pharoah
In ancient Egypt, people who recorded important events were called
scribes
The most important river in Egypt is called
The Nile
Egyptians constructed statues of whom
They constructed statues of Gods or Pharaohs
A person who receives something because a person died is called an
heir
The Mediterrean Sea was important to ancient Egypt because....
It provided an important trade route
After the Pharaohs...these people were the next important people
priests
What is papyrus
A type of paper used by ancient Egyptians
Floods of the Nile were important because
they provided the soil with a lot of nutrients
These were built to honor the pharaohs after they died
pyramids
A polytheistic religion is a religion where
people believe in many Gods
The name of the desert in Egypt is called
Sahara desert
These coffins were used to bury Pharaohs
sarcophagus