Pharaohs
a pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Who is Tutankhamun?
The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over these.
the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the Pharaohs?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
This is a series of rules from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
a pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt. This pharaoh was also a regent.
Who is Hatshepsut?
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid. They were the lowest social class.
What is the slaves?
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
The pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid was pharaoh during this time period.
What is the Old Kingdom?
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are peasants?
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to predict this.
What is the flooding of the Nile River?
This is the life after death
What is life after death?
the pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Who is Menes?
Toward the end of the Old Kingdom, the government became this.
What are weak and divided?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the government officials?
Farming communities in Egypt appeared near this.
What is the Nile River?
This is someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
What is a regent?
The lives of the Egyptian peasants were greatly influenced by this.
Who are the planting seasons?
The first pharaohs of the New Kingdom expanded this.
What is the army?
What are the soldiers, scribes, merchants, and artisans?
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
Egyptians used this to make an early form of paper.
What is papyrus?