Geography
Which river was essential to the life of Ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
Who were mummified?
Pharaohs and the rich
What did the ancient Egyptians invent that you used today?
toothpaste, breathmint, table, medicine
What was the main food Egyptians ate?
bread
What were the 3 types of resources Egyptians used to meet their needs?
capital, human and natural
What is the name of the desert that covers Egypt?
Sahara Desert
How were the poor mummified?
buried in the sand
What is the name of their writing?
hieroglyphics
What material were their clothes made from?
linen
Tell what kind of resources the following are...The fisherman prepared the fish with his knife.
fisherman - human resource, fish - natural resource, knife - capital resource
What is the climate in Egypt?
hot, dry, occasional flooding from Nile
Where were the tombs of the pharaohs?
pyramids
What was their paper made from?
Papyrus plant
Where did the Egyptians do most of their farming?
banks of the Nile River
Egyptians grew wheat and barley which they could trade with other countries. What is this called?
export
Which two continents is Egypt a part of?
Africa and Asia
What is the stone container for the body called?
sarcophagus
Which sport was thought to be invented by the ancient Egyptians?
bowling
Who could be scribes?
a few boys who were from wealthy families
What two bodies of water helped the Egyptians with their trading?
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
What is the name of the sea that is considered "the sea between lands"?
Mediterranean Sea
What were the liver, lungs, stomach and intestines of the mummy put in to?
canopic jars
What did the ancient Egyptians invent to help irrigate (water) their crops?
shaduf
What was the social order from top to bottom?
pharaoh, merchants/traders, artists/craftsmen, farmers, slaves
Egypt became the _______ and ________ civilization of the ancient world.
richest, powerful