Pharaohs
The last in the line of the pharaohs, as the kingdom was taken down by Greek and ultimately powerful Roman armies.
Cleopatra VII
This vessel was used to house the body of pharaohs in their tombs
sarcophagus
the ___________ Sea is to the east of Egypt
A water _________________ was created by Egyptians and it was the first of its kind
clock
Had the Great Pyramid of Giza built in his honor and sold his daughter when he needed money
Khufu
Name two creatures represented in the body of the Sphynx.
lion, winged animal, head of a woman
The Nile empties into the __________________ Sea in the north
Mediterranean
King Tut was fond of racing these modes of transportation and might very well been killed on one
chariot
United Upper and Lower Egypt in approximately 3150 BCE creating the Kingdom of Egypt, the beginning of the longest-running ancient civilization
Menes/Narmer
This "colored" portion of the Nile is considered the most dangerous
White Nile
Egypt is on this continent and the continent of ______________ is just to its east
Africa, Asia
The academic subject of ___________________ is credited with the amazing accuracy of the pyramids
mathematics or measurement
Killed by major health problems due to inbreeding in his family, this pharaoh reportedly died at age 18 or 19
Tutankhamen
Rather than using slaves, Khufu, used what kind of labor to build public structures?
recruited laborers who were paid
Upper Egypt was located in the __________ of Ancient Egypt
south
__________________ made it possible for the remains of pharaohs to be examined and studied
mummification
This father of Tutankhamen had many of his policies and religious ideas and statutes undone by his son and heir to the throne.
Akhenaten
A food _______________ made it possible for the population to grow in early Ancient Egypt
surplus
Which modern country sits to the west of modern-day Egypt?
Libya
The organs of the dead were kept in these animal themed vessels
canopic jars