The Basics
This word means king
What is Pharaoh?
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
What is Africa?
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
What is mummification?
These were giant tombs built early on for Egypt's Kings
What are pyramids?
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
What is Sphinx?
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What are Hieroglyphics?
This habitat protected Egypt from invaders in the west.
What is the Sahara desert.
This was the Pharaoh's main advisor.
Who is the Vizier
This job title was almost as important as the pharaoh's because less than 1% of Egyptians could read and write
What is a scribe?
These are the two mountain ranges that were a part of the ancient Indian civilization
What are the Hindu-Kush and the Himalayas?
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
What is the Nile?
True of False: The Nile floods every year
What is True?
This is the type of government of ancient Egypt
What is a theocracy?
Egyptian Sun God
Who is Ra?
These are the methods of transporting goods to and from ancient Egypt
What are caravans and boats?
How do we know about Ancient Egypt?
Artifacts and writings.
These waterfalls with rapids made it impossible to cross parts of the Nile River
What are cataracts?
This is the governmental hierarchy of ancient Egypt from the head of the government
What is Pharaoh, Vizier, Nomarch, and Scribes
Name one contribution from Ancient Egypt to our world today.
paper, medicine, solar calendar, arithmetic, cubits, etc.
This is one of Egypt's trading partners
Who is Mesopotamia, Rome, Greece, Asia?
This was made out of papyrus and sometimes made into scrolls
What is paper?
Upper Egypt is located in which part of Egypt?
What is the South?
What rights Egyptians women have?
What are buy and sell property, marry and divorce, make contracts, and receive inheritances?
The social structure of ancient Egypt from most to least powerful
What is Pharaoh, Government Officials, Soldiers, Scribes, Merchants, Craftsmen, Peasants, and Slaves ?
This is the same in every civilization's social structure.
What is the fact that the poorest people make up the majority of the civilization?