Geography of Egypt
This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt
What is the Nile River?
This person was the ruler of ancient Egypt
Who is the pharaoh?
Egyptians preserved bodies through this process
What is mummification?
This female pharaoh ruled Egypt successfully for many years
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
This writing system used picture symbols
What are hieroglyphics?
This sea borders Egypt to the north
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
These people formed the bottom of Egyptian society
Who were the enslaved people?
These structures were built as tombs for pharaohs
What are pyramids?
This pharaoh built many monuments and was called "the Great"
Who is Ramses the Great?
This material was used like paper in ancient Egypt
What is papyrus?
This desert covers much of Egypt's landscape
What is the Sahara Desert?
These people helped build monuments and worked on farms
Who were the peasants?
Egyptians believed they needed these items in the afterlife
What are grave goods? (or any named item like, food, art, money, jewels)
This young pharaoh's tomb was discovered intact
Who is King Tutankhamun?
This massive statue has a lion's body and human head
What is the Sphinx?
This landform at the mouth of the Nile River is shaped like a triangle (hint- it is where there is a lot of silt)
What is the Nile Delta?
These people collected taxes and helped run the government
Who were the scribes?
This organ was left in the body during mummification
What is the heart?
This civilization to the south traded with Egypt
What is Nubia?
These structures are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
What are the pyramids of Giza?
This sea borders Egypt to the east
What is the Red Sea?
These people helped the pharaoh rule Egypt
Who were the nobles?
These jars held preserved organs
What are canopic jars? (They often had images of cats on them)
This civilization and person conquered Egypt in 332 BCE (hint- he also was "great")
What is Greece/Alexander the Great?
This stone helped translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?