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Vocabulary
People
Social Hierarchy
Because We're Egyptians
Egyptian Creations
100
The worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
He is responsible for building the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Who was Khufu?
100
An Egyptian ruler who was seen as a god
What is a pharaoh?
100
The Egyptian writing system.
What are hieroglyphics?
100
A huge structure designed as a tomb for pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
200
A form of paper made from reeds.
What is papyrus?
200

He found King Tut in 1922.

Who is Howard Carter?

200
These people grew Egypt's crops when the floods were down and built pyramids during the flood season.
What are farmers?
200
The ultimate source of life in Ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile?
200
"a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or a person"
What is a sphinx?
300
"The life after death"
What is the afterlife?
300
The first pharaoh to unite Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes?
300
These people were highly regarded in Egyptian society and kept government and written records.
What are scribes?
300
The place where the Egyptians would go to worship and honor their gods and goddesses.
What is a temple?
300
An ornately carved stone container to bury mummies in.
What is a sarcophagus?
400
"A series of rulers from the same family"
What is a dynasty?
400
A powerful, female ruler of Egypt who expanded their trade routes.
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
400
These people created beautiful and useful items such a pottery, statues, and jewelery.
What are craftspeople?
400
The process of preparing the body to be preserved and buried.
What is embalming?
400
"A tall, four-sided pillar with a point on top"
What is an obelisk?
500
"Wealthy and powerful people"
What is an elite?
500
The Pharaoh who was a powerful military leader and created an Egyptian empire.
Who was Rameses the Great?
500
These people performed religious rites and served as embalmers.
What are priests?
500

We were neighbors with Egypt and sometimes we lived in peace with each other and prospered.  However, there were other times when we were not peaceful with each other.  Eventually,we took turns conquering each other and we adopted many Egyptian customs.

Who are the Nubians/Kushites?

500
A stone discovered that contained Greek, Egyptian, and Ancient Egyptian writing on it.
What is the Rosetta Stone?