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100

a pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. His tomb remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.

 Tutankhamun "king tut"

100

The Nile River is the ______ river in the world

longest

100
They were Egypt's official writers and record keepers. Well paid and respected, they trained many years to learn hieroglyphics.

Scribes

100

What sea does the Nile River empty into?

Mediterranean Sea

100

A series of rulers from the same family

Dynasties

200

a pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt.

One of Egypt’s few female pharaohs

stepson finally overthrew her and tried to erase all mention of her name from all records.

Who is Hatshepsut?

200

What were the 3 different kingdoms in Ancient Egypt?

Old Middle and New

200

Name the THREE different the government officials?

Chief of Treasurer, Vizier, and General of Armies

200

Where does the Nile River begin?

Lake Victoria

200

Hieroglyphics

Formal Egyptian writing system that use pictures that represent words 

300

the pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid.

Who is Khufu?

300

Why was the Nile important to the Egyptians?

Transportation and Fertile rich farmland.

300
the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the soldiers, scribes, merchants, and artisans?
300

the southern area of ancient Egypt.

 Upper Egypt

300

Egyptology

The study of the language, history, and civilization of ancient Egypt

400
the pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Who is Menes?
400

Why was it called the Gift of the Nile?

The Nile River was called the gift because without the Nile people wouldn't be able to survive in the desert without it.

400
They were powerful and respected. They advised the Pharaoh and oversaw religious ceremonies. Took care of temple gods, and prepared the bodies for afterlife.

Priest 

400

What continent is Egypt on? 

Africa

400

Mummification

A process to preserve a dead body by wrapping it with strips of linen to prepare for the afterlife

500
the pharaoh who drove the Hyksos out of the Nile Delta and got the land back for Egypt.
Who is Ahmose?
500

Why were Pyramids in Ancient Egypt built?

Burial place for the dead

500

The group the largest and lowest class that grew crops and built pyramids. Their lives revolved around the three seasons of the Nile. 

slaves/peasants

500
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
500

Papyrus

The earliest form of paper that is made from the papyrus reed that grew in the Nile River