Geography and Sites
Continent Egypt is a part of
What is Africa?
Belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
A series of rulers from a single family
What is a dynasty?
Ancient Egyptian system of writing
What were hieroglyphics?
Symbol with a lions body and a human head
What is a sphinx?
Egypt's major river
What is the Nile?
This process preserved bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
Boy-king whose tomb was discovered in 1922 and led to many discoveries about Egyptian culture
Who was King Tut?
What was the Rosetta Stone?
Paths followed by traders
What are trade routes?
Site of the Great pyramids (city)
What is Giza?
God of the sun
Who was Ra?
People who conquered Egypt in 670 BC
Who were the Assyrians?
Hereditary writing and recordkeeping professional
What is a scribe?
Time in which Egypt was at the height of its power and glory
What is New Kingdom?
Ancient kingdom of Southern Egypt
What is Upper Egypt (Kingdom)?
Sacred insect
What is a scarab?
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
What were the 4 rooms in most Egyptian homes?
What was the kitchen, storage room, entrance and bedroom?
People of wealth and power
Who are the elite?
The 3 physical features that acted as natural defense against other kingdoms
What is Mediterranean & Red Sea, Western Desert and cataracts?
Who was Osiris?
King who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Menes?
Which Egyptian Goddess was changed from a lion to a cat due to cats being such valued animals?
Who is Bastet?
Kushite leader who overthrew Egypt in 716 BC
Who is Piankhi?