Ancient Egypt 1
Upper Egypt is located in which part of Egypt?
What is the South?
This word means a long, long time ago
What is ancient?
Name one of the Gods of Ancient Egypt
Who are Ra, Aton, Amon-Ra, Hapi?
These were giant tombs built early on for Egypt's Kings
What are pyramids?
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
What is Africa?
Pharaoh who defeated the Hittites & negotiated the 1st peace treaty
Ramses the Great (II)
This word means king
What is Pharaoh?
Egyptian Sun God
Who is Ra?
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What are Hieroglyphics?
This habitat protected Egypt from invaders in the west.
What is the desert.
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
What is Sphinx?
This was the Pharaoh's main advisor.
Who is the Vizier
Where did the Egyptians bury their Pharaohs during the New Kingdom?
Where is the Valley of the Kings?
Whose tomb discovery was said to have caused a curse?
Who is King Tut?
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
What is the Nile?
Female pharaoh who ruled over a time of peace and prosperity
Who is Hatshepsut?
True of False: The Nile floods every year
What is True?
What is 1 thing pharaohs did when they took power?
Build their tombs
Name one contribution from Ancient Egypt to our world today.
paper, medicine, solar calendar, arithmetic, cubits, etc.
This word is what happens when there was too much water for a river to hold
What is flood?
How do we know about Ancient Egypt?
Artifacts and writings.
This was made out of papyrus and sometimes made into scrolls
What is paper?
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
What is mummification?
The cataracts along the Nile are most like
rapids
What are 3 benefits for civilizations settling near a river valley?
fertile soil, access to water routes for trade, access to a water supply, resources such as fish