Fast Facts
The kingdom of Egypt lasted almost this long. p.1
What is 3,000 years?
The word Pharaoh means this. p.2
What is "great house?"
She was the first female Pharaoh. p.3
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
These were built as tombs for the Pharaohs during the Old Kingdom. p.4
What are pyramids?
Egyptians believed in the "afterlife," so this was done to bodies when they died. p.4
What is mummification?
These are the 2 kingdoms that were joined together. p.1
What are Upper Egypt nd Lower Egypt?
This is the king who united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. p.2
Who was King Menes?
With her husband, she tried to change Egypt's religion from belief in many gods to belief in only one god. p.3
Who was Nefertiti?
This is the largest limestone building in the world. p.4
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
These were government officials who could read and write. p.5
What were scribes?
These are the 3 historical periods of Ancient Egypt. p.1
What are the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom?
Pharaohs were believed to be the human forms of this god. p.2
Who is Horus, god of the sky?
This pharaoh died when he was only 18; his tomb and treasures were discovered untouched in 1922. p.3
Who was King Tutankhamen? (King Tut)
Pyramids were constructed using these two primary building materials. p.4
What are granite and limestone?
This is the original writing system of the Egyptians. p.5
What are hieroglyphics?
This was the estimated population of Ancient Egypt. p.1
What is 4 million people?
Men in these 2 positions assisted the Pharaohs in running the government. p.2
Who are viziers and overseers?
This was the last ruler of independent Egypt and most famous of all of Egypt's queens. p.3
Who was Queen Cleopatra VII?
These were made of mud bricks and were the first pyramids built. p.5
What are step pyramids, or ziggurats?
The Nile River is this long and flows in this direction. p.1
What is 4,000 miles long and flows north?
This is the plant that grew along the Nile River and provided the basis for the first "paper." p.1
What is papyrus?
These large stone statues protected important buildings and represented the greatness of the pharaohs. p.6
What are sphinxes?
He ruled during the New Kingdom; he was called the "Great Pharaoh" and built more temples, statues, and obelisks than any other pharaoh. p.3
Who was Ramses II?
These were huge, stone columns used as message boards and inscribed with religious events. p.5
What were obelisks?
The archaeological discovery of this stone slab became the key to deciphering hieroglyphics. p.5
What is the Rosetta Stone?