Ancient Egypt 1
The name given to all the rulers of Egypt
Pharoah
Longest river in the world
Nile
These huge tombs were built by hand with no machines and were used to honor and house their Pharaohs
Pyramids
The Nile River is located on the continent of _______.
Africa
What geographic feature made up most of Egypt?
Desert
A plant that grows along the Nile that can be turned into paper.
Papyrus
Farmer's understanding of yearly ______ made community life in Egypt possible
Floods
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
Mummification
Why would pharaohs be buried with their favorite things?
To have in the afterlife
a plant that grows along the nile that can be turned into paper
Papyrus
A person who studies history through the examination of artifacts
Archeologist
This word means king
Pharaoh
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
List at least 3 steps in the mummification process.
Remove organs
Cover in salt
Wrap in linen
The word for digging ditches to bring water from the Nile to the farms
Irrigation
A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock creating very fertile soil
Silt
A historian who studies history through the examination of artifacts
Archeologist
The material that Pyramids were made out of
Limestone
The Egyptians worshipped many gods. What is the word for this?
Polytheistic
What is the nutrient rich soil that is left behind after flooding called?
Silt
The end of a river when it branches off into smaller rivers before emptying into a bigger body of water
Delta
What was the coffin that they would place mummies in called?
Sarcophagus
Which way does the Nile River flow and why?
South to North due to a higher elevation in the south part of Egypt
What did the Nile river, desert and Mediterranean Sea all provide Egyptians?
Protection
A system of writing in Ancient Egypt
Heiroglyphics