Afterlife
The Nile
Politics & Religion
Geography
Miscellaneous
100

what is a mummy?

A preserved human body

100

What is the source of the Nile?

Lake Victoria 

100
the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the Pharaohs?
100
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
100

Who had the pyramids built? 

Pharaoh Khufu. 

200

Why did Egypt preserve their dead?

They felt the physical body & soul would meet in the afterlife

200
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
200
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the slaves?
200
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
200

How did the Egyptians economy work?

They traded with Kush & Fertile Crescent.  

300

What organs did they remove? Name 5

Brain, lungs, lover, stomach, intestines

300

What body of water does the Nile empty into?

The Mediterranean Sea

300

What type of religion was ancient Egypt? 

Polytheistic 

300
the southern area of ancient Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
300

What are the most popular job in AE?

farmers


400

Where were organs stored?

Canopic Jars

400

Why was the Nile important to the ancient Egyptians? 

provided natural resources, fresh water, fish, flooded and made the ground fertile for crops. 

400

Compare & contrast ancient Egyptian government to American government.

vote, no vote in AE, no kings or absolute power in USA, citizens can have options, peaceful protests, hardly any citizen voice in AE

400
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
400

Ancient Egyptian writing is known as...

hieroglyphics 
500

Explain what it meant to live your life following the idea of Ma'at.

Living your life in truth, balance, harmony to get a nice afterlife. 

500

The Nile has treacherous parts that make travel difficult. What are they called? 

Cataracts 

500

How were pharaohs chosen?

Divine right - by the gods

500
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia?
500

Compare Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt

rivers, symbols, leaders, polytheistic, crops, trade