Pyramids
This is the largest pyramid.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
This was the ruler of Ancient Egypt.
What is a pharaoh?
These had large statues, gardens, and memorials to honor their god or goddess.
What were temples?
This river runs through Egypt.
What is the Nile?
This word means “holy writings”
What are hieroglyphics?
The reason why pyramids were begun during a pharaoh’s lifetime.
What is they take a long time to build?
People who held this office oversaw the Pharaoh’s affairs.
What is a vizier?
This goddess is the mother of the gods and Egypt’s rulers.
Who is Isis?
These are the names of the two parts of Egypt.
What are Upper and Lower Egypt?
This boy king was killed when was 19 years old.
Who was King Tut?
The name of the place where the workers lived while constructing the pyramids.
What is Pyramid City?
These people kept track of finances and recorded taxes.
What are scribes?
The name of the sun god.
Who is Ra?
This substance is used to make paper, baskets, and rope.
What is papyrus?
This was the last Queen of Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra?
The massive statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion stands guard over the Pyramid of Khafre.
What is the Sphinx?
This is the name of an area like a state or province.
What is a nome?
The name of the heavenly place in the afterlife.
What is the Land of Two Fields?
The Nile served as this between cities in Egypt.
What is a highway?
This word describes Ancient Egyptian art and culture throughout most of its history.
What is static?
These were designed to confuse and deter grave robbers.
What are fake chambers?
The name of the goddess of justice
Who was Ma'at?
The ruler of the underworld and the god of the dead.
Who is Osiris?
This is the name of the rich, black soil left behind after the Nile’s floods.
What is Kemet?
These are three Egyptian inventions discussed in class.
What are the solar (365 day) calendar, cubit, and papyrus?