Geography
Nile River
What is the river that flows through Egypt?
The pharaoh famous for leaving behind an elaborate tomb, later discovered by Howard Carter
Who was King Tutankhamun?
Largest social class in ancient Egyptian society
Who were the peasants?
Hieroglyphics
What is the ancient Egyptian written language?
This is the belief in multiple gods
What is polytheism?
The unique direction that the Nile River flows in
What is north?
The pharaoh responsible for the construction of the Great Pyramid
Who was Khufu?
The only social class that did not allow women
Who were the scribes?
The three languages included on the Rosetta Stone
What are hieroglyphics, demotics, and ancient Greek?
Large burial structures reserved for Egyptian pharaohs
What are the pyramids?
The physical feature that protected and isolated Egyptian societies
What are vast expanses of deserts?
Who was Senusret II?
This social class would be blamed if there as a drought or if disease ravaged the land
Who was the pharaoh?
The social class responsible for documenting Egyptian history and stories
Who were the scribes?
The Egyptian sun god, father of Horus, husband of Isis, the king god
Who was Ra?
This created rich deposits of silt and topsoil for farming.
What are the annual floods?
The name of Hapshetsut's temple located near the Valley of the Kings
What was Deir el-Bahri?
Owning property, carrying out business deals, becoming pharaoh, and initiating divorce
What were things that women could do in ancient Egypt?
The paper made from a certain plant; the plant is cut into strips and pressed flat
What is papyrus?
Jackal-headed Egyptian god of tombs, mummification, patron god of entertainers
Who was Anubis?
The civilization located upstream from Egypt, it was a central trading hub
What is Kush?
The pharaoh who first united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Menes?
Pharaohs, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, and peasants
What is the Egyptian social structure?
The number of symbols in the hieroglyphic language
What is more than 700?
The French museum with a glass pyramid at the entrance to honor Egyptian society
What is the Louvre museum in Paris?