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Daily Egyptian vocab 1
Daily Egyptian vocab 2
Name that Pharaoh
The Nile Valley
Egyptian Social Classes
100
A line of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty
100
A huge stone tomb
What is a pyramid
100
This pharaoh became king at the age of 9 and died at 18. He is most famous for untouched tomb.
Who is King Tut or Tutankhamen
100
What did the ancient Egyptians do their dead as a result of believing in Osiris and the afterlife?
They mummified their deads and left them the supplies they would need for the trip to the afterlife.
100
This job is at the top of the Egyptian social class pyramid
What is a pharaoh
200
A system of writing made up of pictures symbols
What are hieroglyphics
200
a body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen
What is a mummy
200
The first female pharaoh who increased Egypt's wealth through trade
Who is Hatshepsut
200
How did the Nile River influence ancient Egyptian life (What did they use it for?)
They used it for drinking water, growing crops, bathing, fishing, and travel. It was the only major source of water in the desert.
200
The second layer of the Egyptian Social pyramid has these 2 jobs.
What are nobles and priests
300
The ancient Egyptian term for King
What is pharaoh
300
The process of preserving a person's body after death
What is embalming
300
The first pharaoh who united Lower and Upper Kingdom
Who is King Narmer
300
How did the geography protect Egyptian cities?
Egypt is surrounded by a large desert, a marshy delta, a dangerous river, and two seas.
300
The third layer of the Egyptian Social Class Pyramid has these 4 jobs
What are traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes
400
The term for a god or goddess
What is deity
400
Area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
What is a delta
400
This pharaoh is thought as being the most effective during the new kingdom
Who is Rameses II
400
What caused the Egyptian Empire to fall?
They lacked iron ore to make new weapons to fight off invading armies
400
These 2 jobs are found in the fourth layer of the Egyptian Social Class pyramid
What are Farmers and Herders
500
A reed plant used to make paper
What is papyrus
500
A payment used to show obedience, obtain peace, or protection
What is a tribute
500
This pharaoh changed Egypt's religion
Who is Ahemotep IV
500
Why were the pharaohs all powerful?
The Egyptians believed that they were the son of a God and that they were necessary for Egypt's good fortune.
500
This one group makes up the bottom layer of the Egyptian Social Class pyramid
What is unskilled workers