Geography
What is the river that runs through Egypt?
The Nile River
Where was King Tut buried?
Valley of the Kings
Egyptians invented the first form of paper known as
papyrus
To properly care for a dead pharaoh's spirit, the corpse was embalmed in a special way, this is known as
mummification
Describe the climate of Egypt
Egypt had a very hot, dry climate with very hot summers and very mild, not cold winters
What sea does the Nile drain into?
Mediterranean Sea
Who was the pharaoh during Egypt's golden age who is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom?
Ramses II
What is the Rosetta Stone?
A stone which contains text inscribed in Greek, demotic and hieroglyphics
Describe the difference between monotheism and polytheism
monotheism: the belief in only one god
polytheism: the belief in more than one god
__________ is one of the oldest fabrics made by man, and a piece of this was found in Egypt that dates back almost 7000 years
Linen
What desert covers a large section of Egypt, along with ten other countries?
Sahara Desert
Who was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid at Giza?
King Khufu
Egyptian ________ developed as a result of attempting to predict the annual flooding of the Nile River
astronomy
T or F: The Pharaoh was god on earth in the form of man and no distinction was made between God and king.
True
What is the word that means "design of buildings"?
architecture
What is the northern tip of Egypt called?
Nile Delta
Who is the Egyptian pharaoh who is most well-known due to the fact that his burial tomb is one of the few that was discovered intact?
King Tutankhamun
T or F: The Egyptian calendar is one of the first calendars known to mankind.
True
What did Ancient Egyptians believe would happen when the pharaoh died?
Ancient Egyptians believed that when the pharaoh died, he would enter the land of the sun god, while part of his spirit (known as “ka”) would remain with his body
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid in Egypt? Who was at the top?
Farmers and slaves; Pharaohs
The southern portion of the ancient region known as Nubia was called
Kush (Cush)
What is the name of the most successful female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Pyramids and temples were positioned in relation to the
stars
Who is Osiris?
god of the dead
Who was the person right below the pharaoh on the social pyramid and what was their job?
vizier (advisor): the chief minister in charge of managing the taxes, building projects and government records that were kept by scribes