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100
Ancient Egypt is located on this present day continent
What is Africa?
100
The title of the kings of ancient Egypt.
What is a Pharaoh?
100
The Egyptians believed in a term now as a life after death. What is this term?
What is the afterlife?
100
Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds?
What is Hieroglyphs or heiroglyphics?
100
An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta; the plant used to make paper.
What is papyrus?
200
This was the main source of water for the Egyptians and this was source so unique when compared to others
What is the Nile River? What is the longest river in the world or flows north?
200
People who helped carry out laws for the Pharaoh
What are Government officials, Nobles, Viziers?
200
This is referred to as the sun god.
Who is Ra or Re?
200
A sacred building used for religious purposes
What is temple?
200
This invention helped all farmers
What is ox-plow
300
What is the "Black Land" and "Red Land"?
What is Silt or fertilized soil? (dark soil left by Nile's floods) What is a Desert?
300
Women were allowed to rule in these high class positions
Who is Pharaoh, Priest, Noble, Government official.
300
This person performed rituals, spells, and took part in the mummification process
Who is a priest?
300
An economic or cultural arrangement of groups ranked in society.
What is social hierarchy?
300
This temple remains as the largest religious site in the world
What is Abu Sumbel?
400
During this season the Nile would overflow and provide rich soil for agriculture
What is flooding season?
400
Egyptian history is split into these different time periods or Kingdoms.
What is the old, middle, and new kingdoms?
400
This describes worshiping more than one god
What is polytheistic?
400
A succession of rulers from the same family or bloodline
What is dynasty?
400
These were the sacred animals of Ancient Egypt
What is cat, beetle and crocodile
500
The part of Africa where Egypt is located
What is Northeast Africa?
500
This influenced many laws and decisions made in Ancient Egypt
What is religion?
500
These served as tombs for the Pharaohs
What is a pyramid?
500
A dead body which has been preserved or dried out
What is a mummy?
500
Describe step 2 of the mummification process
What is removal of organs such as liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. Heart remains in the body because it was known as the center of intelligence. The brain was pulled through the nose, then salt was put inside of the body?