Geography
What continent is Egypt on?
Africa
What happened to the body of a dead person?
Mummified
What was the ruler of Ancient Egypt called?
Pharaoh
What is a scribe?
Someone who writes
What is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Which direction does the Nile flow?
North to South or South to North
South to North
How did Ancient Egyptians earn a place in the afterlife?
By doing good deeds
The vizier's job is similar to what current day job?
Prime Minister
Who is at the top of the Social Pyramid
Pharaoh
What was the paper called that Ancient Egyptians wrote on?
Papyrus
Why was the Nile important to Ancient Egyptians? Name 2 reasons.
Farming, Travel, Food, Drinking
What was the job of the god Anubis?
Guide in the afterlife
What pyramid was built for Pharaoh Kufu?
Great Pyramid
Who is at the bottom of the Social Pyramid?
Unskilled workers, women
Name one right that women in Ancient Egypt had.
Own property, Perform religious ceremonies, Make wills, Get a divorce
What two seas border Egypt?
Mediterranean and Red
How were many god/goddesses described?
Part animal, part human
Name two women pharaohs
Cleopatra, Hatshesput
Name one group that would be in the middle of the Social Pyramid.
Farmers, Traders, Artisans, Scribes
How long ago did Ancient Egyptian kingdoms begin?
5,000 years ago
Describe what the Sphinx looks like.
Body of a lion and head of a pharaoh
Why were the dead made into mummies?
To preserve bodies for the afterlife
Name three pharaohs and one accomplishment of each
Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Hatshesput, Cleopatra
What did an artisan do?
Skilled at making a particular item
Name three important structures located in the Nile River Valley.
Great Pyramid, Sphinx, Temple of Luxor, Temple of Karnak, Tomb of Queen Nefertiti, Monument to Thutmoses I