Inventions
Vocabulary
Mummies!
Odds & Ends
Geography
100
Agriculture was important. The Egyptians built _____ ditches to water crops and they had to do it by planning with neighboring cities. They changed the plow, also, by adding ox to pull it and by changing wood to bronze.
irrigation
100
The ruler of Egypt who owned all the land and told the people he was a living god.
Pharoah 
100
Which group of religious people were responsible for supervising the mummification process?
Priests
100
Why is the social class image a pyramid? What does this show?
A triangle shows the classes near the top have fewer people and the classes near the bottom have more people.
100
The name of the river that floods and brings Egypt fertile soil
The Nile River
200
People were affected by the Nile River two ways. You must list both ways.
1) Water crops
2) Unite villages 
200
The Egyptian writing system had more than 2,000 of these characters.
Hieroglyphs 
200
What is the reason why Egyptians mummified their dead?
For a smooth transition - To help the soul recognize the body to take it to the afterlife. 
200
Why did King Menes wear two crowns
to show that he ruled both upper and lower egypt
200
Name for the barren deserts that surround Egypt
Red Lands
300
The world's first type of paper was made out of a plant called...?
Papyrus. Used to keep important records like laws. 
300
They spent many years learning Egyptian writing in order to become a recorder of information. This was a high paying job!
Scribe 
300
Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses. Which god ruled in the afterlife
Osiris
300
The religion of the Egyptians is based on nature gods - and is what you call a belief in many gods.
Polytheistic
300
The Nile river flows from the mountains of Ethiopia and into the delta of the Mediterreanean Sea. Which direction is this:
North
400
A burial tomb for pharaohs came about after Dozer built one by stacking benches called a mustaba
Pyramids
400
The ability to translate hieroglyphs came from the discovery of this.
Rosetta Stone
400
What must be done first in the embalming process?
Removing all the organs except for the heart. The brain is removed through the nose with a hook. The organs are stored in jars. 
400
Put the following social classes in order of status and power (make your list starting at the top) - scribes; peasants ; pharaoh ; artisans
1. pharaoh 2.Scribes 3.Artisans/Merchants 4.Peasants 
400
Egypt is in what continent
Africa
500
This achievement helped the Egyptians plan how to farm by breaking the year into three seasons: flooding, growing, and harvest.
The 365-day calendar.
500
What is the role of Vizier?
This is the Pharaoh's second in command
500
What must be done before the mummy is ready for burial?
The body must be dried out in salt for 70 days. After that, the body is washed & oiled. Then a layer of sticky goo is added and the mummy is wrapped! 
500
Egyptians wore these two things to judge each other's status
Jewelry and wigs. People thought those with higher status have more wigs and jewelry made out of metal. 
500
Name the Egyptians gave land that had fertile soil
Black Soil