Geography/Vocabulary
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
True or False: All ancient Egyptians knew how to read and write
False!
This word means king
Pharaoh
What invention helped ancient Egyptians tell time
The water clock
This word means a long, long time ago
Ancient
True or False: Ancient Egyptians believe in one God?
False! The ancient Egyptians worshipped over 1,400 different gods and goddesses.
This pharaoh became king at age 9
King Tut
About how many characters are there in hieroglyphics
About 700!
The Nile River flows
From south to north
True of False: The Nile floods every year
True!
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead (mostly rulers)
mummification
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
True or False: The Pyramids were manmade
True
These huge tombs for kings were built by hand with no machines
The Pyramids
The Nile provided this for the Ancient Egyptians
it provided rich soil for growing food; it provided water for growing food; the Egyptians used boats on the Nile to carry food from place to place
About how long did the ancient Egyptian civilization last
A. 300
B. 3,000
c. 10,000
B. 3,000
True or False: Ancient Egyptians were very bad farmers
False!
The rulers of ancient Egypt were barred with gold, jewels, and other treasures because they believed in....
an afterlife
This was made out of the papyrus plant and sometimes made into scrolls
paper/papyrus