Geography
What is the name of the river in Egypt that flows North to South
The Nile River
Ancient Egyptians wrote on
Papyrus
Define Social Hierarchy
the organization of social classes
Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods. This means that they practiced
polytheism
This Pharaoh worked to change Ancient Egypt from polytheistic to monotheistic
Ahnkenaten
The Nile River floods regularly, unlike these two rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The Pharaoh's chief advisor
Vizier
Was there any social mobility in ancient Egypt?
No
Egyptians used religion to
explain the things they did not understand
This Pharaoh was the third female pharaoh in egyptian history
Hatshepsut
When the Nile flooded the land would be covered with this dark mud that aided farming
silt
What type of people were allowed to be mummified?
the wealthy
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social class
The Pharaoh
Anubis
What were two things the Pharaoh was in charge of doing?
increasing trade and preventing war
According to the compass, the Mediterranean Sea is _______ of Egypt, the Red Sea is __________ of Egypt, and the Sahara Desert is ____________ of Egypt
North, East, West
What was the purpose of mummification
to preserve the body
Who was at the bottom of Egyptian social class
Slaves
What body part did Anubis weigh against a feather
the heart
The Pharaoh is part man and part ....
god
This land was south of ancient Egypt
Nubia / Kush
This god is the wife of the god Osiris
Isis
Yes or No, were women supposed to be leaders in Ancient Egypt?
No
What was the word for the Egyptian spirit?
the Ka
Once crowned, the pharaoh became this living god
Horus