Geography
What continent is Egypt is located in?
Africa
What is the Egyptian process of preserving and preparing a body for the afterlife.
Mummification
What is the writing material made from a reed that grew along the Nile?
papyrus
What is a line of rulers all from one family that rule a country for many years?
dynasty
What shape is the social structure of Egyptian society?
A pyramid
How long is the Nile River? (in miles)
4,000 miles
What was the body of mummified remains preserved in?
sarcophagus
What system of writing did the Ancient Egyptians develop?
Hieroglyphics
Who united Ancient Egypt
Menes aka Narmer
Name a group of people found in the highest tier
Pharaoh, Government Officials, Nobles, Priests
What direction does the Nile River flows from?
________ to _________.
South to North
Who is the god of the Underworld?
Bonus: name their partner
Osiris
Bonus: Isis
In order to construct the pyramids, Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and _____________.
architecture
Which pharaoh was the pyramid of Giza built for?
King Khufu
Name a group of people found in the middle tier
Compared to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, what was the flooding of the Nile like?
predictable
brought rich silt for farming
What is removed from the body before embalming?
Bonus: name 3
liver
stomach
brain
lungs
intestines
brain
What are some famous monuments of Ancient Egypt?
the great pyramids of Giza
the Great Sphinx
the Valley of the Kings
The Ancient Egyptian were loyal to the pharaoh, because they thought he was the son of what god?
Re, the Egyptian Sun God
Name a group of people found in the lowest tier
Bonus: What did these people accomplish?
Farmers, Slaves
What is something that naturally protected Ancient Egypt?
Bonus: name all three
Deserts
Cataracts
the Nile Delta
Why was the heart left with the mummified remains?
Heart recorded all of the good and bad deeds of a person's life
Needed for judgement in the afterlife
What discoveries did Ancient Egyptians make during the construction of the pyramids?
geometry
365 day calendar
12 month year
number system base ten
Name a religious ritual the pharaoh would partake in.
Bonus: why
pharaoh rode a bull around Memphis to help keep soil fertile
cut the first ripened grain to produce abundant crops
Name a right women had in Ancient Egypt
Bonus: name all four
Own property
Buy and sell goods
obtain divorces
become priests