Geography
The name of the river that flows through Egypt
What is the Nile River?
The boy King, who took the throne at 9 and died at 19
Who is King Tut?
A ruler passes his/her rule down to the next generation in their family
What is a dynasty?
The name of the coffin used to entomb mummies
What is a sarcophagus?
The process of taking water from a body of water to the crops
What is irrigation?
This Pharaoh was laid to rest in the biggest pyramid, known as the Great Pyramid at Giza
Who is Khufu?
The system of writing used by Ancient Egyptians
What is Hieroglyphics?
The only organ left in the body after the mummification process.
What is the heart?
The two leaders of the Underworld, one who rules over it and one who guides souls to it.
Who are Osiris and Anubis?
The northernmost part of the Nile, where the water flows into the
What is the Delta?
She was the first female ruler of Egypt
Who is Nefertari?
A member of the government, put in place to help a leader with their workload.
What is a bureaucrat?
The jars used to collect the organs during the mummification process.
What are canopic jars?
The decade in which King Tut's tomb was discovered.
What is the 1920s?
The Civilization to the South of Egypt, whom they traded and fought with
Who are the Kush?
This Pharaoh threw Egypt into chaos by changing their religion from Polytheism to Monotheism
Who is Akhenaten IV?
A reed found by the Nile River that was converted into many things but most famously became something to write Hieroglyphics on.
What is Papyrus?
These types of animals were also mummified, as they were viewed as sacred.
Name three things you would see if you were standing in the burial chamber of a pyramid
What is a Sarcophagus, Prized Possessions, Hieroglyphics, a Mummy, etc.
The northern part of Egypt is known as
What is Lower Egypt?
The Pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt, creating the first dynasty.
Who is Narmer (Menes)
This is the name of a bucket pulley system used to transfer water from the Nile to crops
What is a shadoof?
The type of salt used to dry out and preserve the body.
What is natron?
The name of the Macedonian conquerer who took over Egypt in the 300s BCE
Who is Alexander the Great?