Vocabulary
This is the title used by the rulers of Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
Egypt was built along this river.
What is the Nile?
The Egyptians practiced the belief in many gods or...
What is polytheism?
Pharaohs were also considered to be ...
What are gods?
Egyptian writing is called...
What is hieroglyphics?
These were specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.
What are mummies?
Egyptians needed this to bring rich silt every year.
What are floods?
These structures were built to worship the gods and to collect money.
What are temples?
He was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.
Who is Khufu?
Paintings had scenes of...
What is important historical events, major religious rituals, and everyday life?
These are people from rich and powerful families.
Who are nobles?
Lower Egypt begins at this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Egyptians believed the body had to be cared for because...
What is the body couldn't decay or the spirit would be separated from the ka and wouldn't be able to enjoy the afterlife?
This was a woman pharaoh who wore a beard.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Other than paintings, Egyptians also made...
What are carvings and jewelry?
These were huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that met in a point on top.
What are pyramids?
This is a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
What is a delta?
Egyptians fulfilled the ka's needs by doing the following...
What is providing furniture, food, clothing, tools, jewelry, and weapons?
This pharaoh became pharaoh as a child.
Who is King Tut?
Many Egyptian temples had sphinxes which were...
What is imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans?
Egyptians expanded their territory and developed paths followed by traders called...
What are trade routes?
Egypt is divided into two parts.
What is upper Egypt and lower Egypt?
The city of Memphis worshipped this god.
Who is Ptah?
This pharaoh united Egypt.
Who is Menes?
This Egyptian book tells about the afterlife?
What is The Book of the Dead?