Geography
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
What is Africa?
Leader of Ancient Egypt- sort of like a King
What is Pharaoh?
What were the 3 Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt called?
What are Old, Middle and New?
The Egyptians believed in MANY gods, so they were...
What is Polytheistic?
What happened during the THREE seasons for farming?
Flooding (Akhet)
Growth (Peret)
Harvest (Shemu)
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
What is the Nile?
fast moving rapids and waterfalls- found along the Nile
What are cataracts?
Who had the FIRST Pyramid built (hint- it was a step pyramid)?
Who is King Djoser?
Organs were placed in these during the mummification process.
What are canopic jars?
The area at the base of the Nile, before it empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Delta?
What Sea does the Nile empty into?
What is the Mediterranean?
Used to write on, made from plants
What is papyrus?
During which Kingdom were the Great Pyramids and Sphinx built?
What is the OLD Kingdom?
What are Pyramid tombs?
Ancient Egyptians mummified the bodies for this reason...
What is: to preserve for the afterlife?
What climate is most of Egypt?
What is desert?
Ancient Egyptian writing was called...
What is Hieroglyphics?
Which group invaded Egypt and took over at the end of the Middle Kingdom?
What are the Hyksos?
This Pharaoh's Tomb was uncovered in the early 1900s and helped us learn about Egypt.
Who is King Tut?
This Egyptian Pharaoh ruled for more than 60 years!
Who is Ramses II?
Name 3 ways Ancient Egyptians benefited from the Nile...
Flooding, water for drinking/bathing, farming, fertile soil, protection from invaders
Invention used to get water out of the Nile to store or to water crops...
What is a Shadoof?
First known FEMALE Pharaoh- ruled during the NEW Kingdom.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Ancient Egyptians removed all organs except the ____
What is the heart?
What did most Egyptian art include?
What is: gods, Pharaohs, hieroglyphics