Famous People
What King Tut was most famous for
The condition of his tomb
The continent in which Egypt is located
Africa
What the king of Egypt was called
pharaoh
The ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hieroglyphics
What organs were placed in
Canopic jars
What queen Nefertiti was most famous for
her beauty
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
The Nile
The god of the sun and king of all gods
Ra
The plant that paper was made out of
papyrus
The final resting place of a mummy
The burial chamber or tomb
The last ruler of Egypt, famous for her intelligence
Cleopatra
How was the location of city development similar in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt?
They both developed cities along rivers
Mesopotamia: Tigris/Euphrates
Ancient Egypt: The Nile
Why the ancient Egyptians mummified people
They believed that the spirit needed to recognize the physical body
Cracked the code of ancient Egyptian writing
Rosetta Stone written in two forms of Egyptian writing and one in Greek
These structures were built for King Khufu, his son Khafre, and his grandson Menkaure
The Pyramids of Giza
Where King Tut's tomb was found
Valley of the Kings
Two ways in which the geography helped protect the ancient Egyptians
cataracts (rocky rapids)
hot, dry desert
mountains to the south
Why was pharaoh Akhenaten (Queen Nefertiti's husband) hated by the ancient Egyptians?
He wanted the people to believe in only one god
After his death, they destroyed many of his statues and buildings.
Why was it necessary for ancient Egypt to cooperate with neighboring countries
They traded grains, papyrus, and gold for things like wood, pottery, and olive oil
Was the symbol of everlasting life and rebirth
Ankh/Scarab Beetle
What made Ramses II great
66 year reign
Construction of buildings, monuments, and temples
Fathered over 100 children
Great leader of his army that won many fierce battles
Name three things the Nile provided the people with
transportation, rich soil, water, protection (cataracts), fish
Give two examples of symbolism used on the Narmer Palette
Size (shows importance)
Numbers represented by the lotus flower
Falcon (protector of the king)
Hieroglyphs
Fun Fact: King Narmer was killed by a hippo!
Name two contributions from ancient Egypt to our world today
monuments (Washington Monument)
one ruler for an entire country
paper/writing 365 day
advances in Math and medicine (surgery)
What the body and head of the sphinx looked like
The head of the pharaoh and the body of a lion