Geography
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
Where is the desert
What is Mr. Harper's Room Number?
What is 554
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
What is polytheistic
The adviser to the pharaoh near the top of the social pyramid was called ____________.
Who is the vizier
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.
What is irrigation
The Nile flows ________ to _________ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is south to north
Mr. Harper's Birthday
When is May 14th
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
What is mummification
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt? They were the only ones who knew how to write
Who are scribes
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
What is hieroglypics
The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land _________.
What is rich and fertile
This cereal is only for kids, silly rabbit.
What is Trix
What is the term that means "belief in one god?"
What is monotheistic
A peasant is another word for an Egyptian ___________.
What is a slave/farmer
Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
What are pyramids
What is a natural barrier? What were the 3 that protected Egypt?
What are the desert, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea
How many 8th Grade teachers are there total?
What is 64
The religious and political leader of Ancient Egypt was called the _______________.
What is a pharaoh
Which group of people on the social pyramid are chosen by the pharaoh to govern the nomes (states) of Egypt.
Who are nobles
Who was the longest serving pharaoh of Egypt?
Who is Ramses II
How were the early Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations similar in terms of where they settled?
Where are fresh water sources and fertile soil
How many years has Mr. Harper been teaching at Canterbury Middle School?
What is 11 years
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
What is the heart
Which social class did not have any rights?
Who are slaves
In Ancient Egypt, which was the only body part left inside of the body for the afterlife?
What is the heart