GEOGRAPHY
On which continent is Egypt?
Africa
Egyptians believed kings remained ____ even after death.
Gods
Which Pharaoh died mysteriously?
King Tut
What did they call Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphics
The annual flooding left what behind allowing Egyptians to farm?
Silt
What dessert borders Egypt in the West?
The Sahara
What is the purpose of the pyramid?
Tomb for the Pharaoh's mummy
What are the Pharaohs buried in during the old kingdom?
Pyramids
The discovery of ____ in 1799 solved the mystery of hieroglyphics.
the Rosetta Stone
In the social class pyramid, what class was directly after the pharaoh?
government officials and priests
How did the Nile help Egyptians?
Transportation, grow crops, drinking water
What did the ancient Egyptians call life after death?
Afterlife
Which kings treasure was found in tact?
King Tut
About how many symbols were used in hieroglyphics?
Over 700
In order to preserve the bodies for afterlife, the ancient Egyptians performed what process?
Mummification
The Nile River floes across Egypt in what direction?
South to North
What did ancient Egyptians measure the heart against and why?
Feather
What was the name of the pharaoh who was a woman, ruled for 20 years and created the Valley of the Kinds
Hatshepsut
Which languages were carved in the Rosetta Stone?
Hieroglyphics, Demotic (late Egyptian), Greek
What were the three main steps in mummification?
Remove organs, cover in salt, wrap in linen
What sea does the Nile River flow into?
Mediterannean Sea
Who was the god the Egyptians believed was the first and created the rest of the gods?
Ra
A pharaoh was considered a what after death
god
Who (what job) was trained to write in the hieroglyphics?
Scribe
What did ancient Egyptian call the place they went in the afterlife?
The Field of Reeds