Vocabulary
The writing of the Egyptian people
What is hieroglyphics?
Why is the Nile River so unique? (There are 2 answers)
What is it flows South to North?
What is it's the longest river in the world?
Who was at the top of the social pyramid?
What are Pharaohs?
What is the definition of import?
What is polytheism?
What is the belief/worship of multiple gods?
What type of government did Eypt have?
Theocracy
What writing system was first created as an accomplishment?
What is hieroglyphics?
What is "black land" made of?
Silt
I built the Great Pyramid of Giza as a tomb for me and my family. Who am I?
This is a type of plant that is used to make paper, sails and other items.
What is papyrus?
What three natural barriers protected Egypt from invaders?
Who was in the top class of the social pyramid? (Besides the pharaoh) There are 3
What are noblemen, priests and scribes?
What is export?
What are gods represented as in Egypt?
What are animals?
What is a government led by religion/religious rulers?
What is a "cubit"?
What is a measurement in Egypt that is as long as a man's forearm?
Pharaohs are buried in these hidden places.
What are tombs?
I was the first ruler and I united Upper and Lower Egypt. Who am I?
Pharaoh Menes
Define Delta
What are branched off areas at the mouth of a river leading to a bigger body of water?
What is the most fertile land to farm?
Where was the dividing line for Lower and Upper Egypt?
What is the city of Memphis?
What jobs from the social pyramid had the most people?
What are laborers and slaves?
What did Egyptians build that assisted them in trading? (Need to know what they are made of)
What are reed boats?
Where does Osiris rule and what is his godly form?
What is a half-wrapped mummy with green skin?
Besides being king, what was a pharaoh's other jobs?
What are generals and religious leaders?
This is the system that Egyptians used to help move bricks for the pyramid and to get water?
What is the pulley system?
What does the term "Golden Age" mean?
What is the time where there was peace, art and literature prospered, and it was a happy time?
I am the first female pharaoh and I encouraged trade. Who am I?
Who is Pharaoh Hatshepsut?
What is the landform that is considered "the red land" (Specific name needed- not just desert)
What is the Sahara Desert?
What is the western and eastern desert?
What natural items did the desert supply?
What are metals and stones?
How were slaves accumulated?
What are foreign (outside) people and war prisoners?
Define Economy
What is a system of how wealth is gained and used in a civilization or region?
How did Osiris become king of the underworld?
What is by being brought back to life by his wife Isis?
Define the word "succession"
What is a line of heredity (same family) for king/pharaoh?
This item is stripped from the stem and laid out to dry in sheets and glued together.
What is papyrus?
This is the other word used for silt.
What is kemet?
I declared myself a god and made pharaohs the central authority. Who am I?
Who is Pharaoh Khufu?
What three languages are on the Rosetta Stone?
What are Demotic, Hieroglyphics and Greek?
What is the location called where most pharaohs are buried?
What is "The Valley of the Kings?"
These people were the only people who could work in government.
What are nobles?
What goods did the Egyptians IMPORT? (Name 3)
What are ostrich feathers?
What is gold?
What are giraffe tails?
I am the god who protects graves and embalming
Who is Anibus?
What were the top 3 important officials? (Pharaohs are not one of them)
What is the vizier?
What is the chief treasured?
What is the armies?
Pharaoh Khufu had this art complete. It's also one of the 7 seven wonders of the world.
What is the Pyramid of Giza?
This item is a key/symbol of life.
What is an ankh?
Art, Literature and Architecture flourished during my time. Who am I?
Who is Pharaoh Senusret I?
Define cataracts
What are waterfalls or rapids in a river?
What three cities are the most important to remember along the Nile?
What are Thebes, Giza and Memphis?
What items did the soldiers wear? (Name 2) DO NOT GIVE ME ARMOR
What are leather tunics?
What are padded skull pads?
What are fiber waist shields?
What are breast protectors?
What are the goods that Egypt EXPORTED? (Name 3)
What is papyrus?
What is barley?
What is linen cloth?
What organ was left in the deceased body and why?
What is the heart?
What is the final judgement when the heart is weighed against the feather of truth?
What were the jobs of a vizier? (there are 3)
What is carry out commands from the pharaoh?What is hiring other government officials?
What is the chief judge?
Explain irrigation
What is a system to bring water from the source to the crops using wall and canals?
Describe to me what succession is.
What is a line of rulers, from the same family, inheriting the title?
I was the longest ruler (66 years) and I brought peace to my people. Who am I?
Who is Pharaoh Ramses II?