were used to bury Pharaohs/important people in
What are pyramids/tombs?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt/ fertile soil?
the river that was most important to Egypt
What is the Nile river?
a pharaoh who focused on trade and was sometimes shown as male but wasn't a man
Who is Hatshepsut?
large piece of fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
a system of writing that was made up of about over 600 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
these protected ancient Egypt from invasion from other civilizations
What are the deserts surrounding Egypt?
the belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
the pharaoh that was believed to be ruling when Moses escaped with the Hebrews
Who is Rames II?
used by egyptians to get safely through the afterlife
What is the Book of the Dead?
the group that is immediately underneath the Pharaoh on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the nobles and government officials?
this was used by historians to discover how to read hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
What were two responsiblities of the Pharaoh?
To run the government, the military, and the religion for the country.
Name two of the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What are the priests, military, scribes, merchants, or artisans?
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
What is Nubia/Kush?
preparing the body for the afterlife
What is mummification?