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Vocabulary
Monuments
Egypt
Mummification
Geography
Daily Life & Religion
100
A deposit at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
100
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which Pharaah? 

Who is Khufu?

100
Egypt is found in this continent. 
What is Africa?
100
The process of mummification often took this many days. 
What is 40-70?
100
The Nile River is about _____________ miles long. 
What is 4,000?
100

This God was the sun god and the most important god to the Ancient Egyptians.

Who is Ra?

200
Hierarchy of status in Ancient Egypt.  
What is social pyramid. 
200

The Egyptians used this material to build their pyramids?

What is limestone?

200
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called this.
What is Upper Egypt?
200

These containers were found in tombs containing the organs of the deceased?

What are canopic jars?

200
There are many of these steep rapids along the Nile river.
What are cataracts?
200

The Ancient Egyptians wore clothing made from this type of fabric.

What is linen?

300
This process was used to preserve bodies previous to burial. 
What is mummification? 


300

These were found inside pyramids to try and keep out tomb robbers?

What are traps and curses?

300
He was the "architect" of the first Egyptian pyramid. 
Who is Imhotep?
300
This naturally found mineral would be used in mummification. 
What is natron?
300
These two rivers flow together to form the Nile. 
What are the Blue and White Nile?
300

True or False: The women of Ancient Egypt could rise to the top positions in the land, including Pharaoh.

What is True?

400
To bring together different parts, such as upper and Lower Egypt. 
What is unification?
400

A mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person.

What is a sphinx?

400
This religion worships many gods and goddesses. 
What is polytheism
400
These were the only people to be mummified in the Old Kingdom. 
What are pharaohs?
400
The Nile River empties into this Sea. 
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400

What occupation was reserved for the few people who could read and write?

Who are scribes?

500
A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile.
What is papyrus?
500

This temple is the largest and one of the most visited temples of Ancient Egypt.

What is the Temple Karnak?

500
The Nile flooded every year, bringing rich soil called this. 
What is silt?
500
This cloth was used as wrapping during mummification. 
What is linen?
500
This technology helped lift water from the Nile onto the fields. 
What is a shadoof?
500

The Egyptian game called _________ is thought to be over 5000 years old

What is Senet?

600

A style of writing using symbols that stood for sounds, and letters.

What is a hieroglyphics?

600
His tomb was found undisturbed, sharing his rule as the "boy" king. 
Who is Tutankhamen?
600
This object help unlock the mystery of hieroglyphs. 
What is the Rosetta Stone?
600
He greeted those who had just died at the gate to the next world.
Who is Osiris?
600
This method allowed the Egyptians to control the amount of water given to crops. 
What is irrigation?
600

______ was the god of knowledge. He blessed the Egyptians with writing, medicine, and mathematics. He was also god of the moon.

Who is Thoth?