Geography of Egypt
The longest river in the world, it is over 4,000 miles long.
What is the Nile River.
The Pyramid Builder
King Khufu
The person has the most power in the Egyptian Civilization. He is considered to be part god....
Pharaoh
The belief in many gods
This invention made writing easier. It was created using a popular plant that grows along the Nile River.
Papyrus Paper
The Nile River flows in this direction?
What is South to North
This Pharaoh is best known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one Kingdom.
King Menes
Only boys could train to be a part of this Social Class.
What are Scribes
The God of the Dead. He guides souls to the underworld.
Who is Anubis
A measuring unit in Ancient Egypt, it is the length of your forearm.
What is a Cubit
Egyptians learned to control the floods from the Nile and use the floods to bring water to their crops. This process is called......
What is Irrigation
The first Female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Queen Hatshepsut
This Social Class helped expand the Egyptian Empire. During times of peace, this social class helped with building and irrigation projects
What are Soldiers
Goddess of Motherhood and Fertility. Wife of Osiris, and mother of Horus.
Who is Isis.
Makeup was another important innovation of the Egyptians. Why did both men and women wear makeup?
The believed it made them look beautiful and it even protected their eyes from the harmful sun.
The Climate in Egypt consists of two seasons, describe the climate of Egypt.
Dry, hot summer, and a warm mild winter
The boy Pharaoh, ruled from the age 10 until his death at 19. He is best known for his undisturbed tomb full of treasures
King Tutankhmen
The top Government Official, he gives advice to the Pharaoh.
What is a Vizier.
The goddess was in charge of the "weighing of the hearts" ceremony to determine whether or not a person is worthy to continue their journey to the afterlife.
Who is Maat
The Egyptians used these "rings" as a system of weighing. Each ring weighed 12 grams
What is a Debin
The flooding of the Nile River occurs in a cycle of 3 seasons. Name the 3 seasons of the flooding of the Nile.
What are Ahket, Peret, and Shomu
This Pharaoh ruled for 30 years after his step mom passed away. He led a program to erase his Mom from all Egyptian history.
Thutmose III
Name 3 Egyptian Social Classes that are present in the Egyptian Social Pyramid, but are not present in the Mesopotamian Social Pyramid.
Soldiers, Pharaohs, servants, viziers
This goddess was an Egyptian demoness. She was the Devourer of Souls and the Eater of Hearts. She had the head of a crocodile, body of a lion, and the backside of a hippo.
Who is Ammut.
How was the written language of Hieroglyphics created?
By combining logograms and phonograms