Geography
What is the long river called that flows through Egypt?
Nile River
What were the Egyptian kings called?
Pharaohs
What are the big triangle structures called in Egypt?
Pyramids
Why did robbers steal from the pharaoh's tombs?
There were jewels & treasures buried inside
What kind of paper did scribes write on when they used hieroglyphics?
papyrus
The Nile flows into this large body of water
Mediterranean Sea
What was the name of the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs
What did the Egyptians do to the pharaohs after they died?
Mummified them
What was Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
The soil near in the Black Land was very _______.
fertile
King who served for almost a decade before his early death.
King Tut
What group of people built the pyramids during flood season?
peasants
Why did the pharaohs want all of their favorite things to be buried with them?
To bring it with them to the AFTER LIFE.
What were people who wrote hieroglyphics called?
Scribes
What continent is Egypt located?
Africa
Why was it important to make the pharaoh happy?
The pharaohs were considered gods, so that gave them lots of power.
The head of a man and the body of a lion
Sphinx
What "kitchen" ingredient did the Egyptians use to preserve the bodies?
salt
The Egyptians believed in more than 700 gods and goddesses, which means they were _________.
Polytheistic
Why was the Nile River a helpful resource to the Egyptians? (2 ANSWERS!)
1. It provided drinking water
2. It provided water for farming
3. It way a means of transportation
4. It provided fish
Had more structures and statues made than any other pharaoh.
Ramses II
The pyramids are considered to be one of the _____ of the world!
WONDERS
What were the Egyptian coffins called?
Sarcophagus
The most important god to the Egyptians
Ra, the sun god