Leaders:
Who is in charge?
Who is in charge?
7. Series of rulers holding power for a long time.
Dynasty
2. Longest river in Africa, runs through 11 countries.
Nile River
11. Early Egyptian writing system that contained pictures and symbols.
Hieroglyphics
10. A way to preserve the dead for the afterlife.
Mummification
13. An important person who ran many tasks for the Pharaoh.
Vizier
19. One of the few female pharaohs who presented herself as a man through statues/drawings.
(DOUBLE POINTS)
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
3. An area that is near the delta of the Nile River.
Lower Egypt
14. A dried plant that grew along the Nile River, and used to create the earliest form of paper.
Papyrus
32. Egyptian god who guides people through the underworld.
Anubis
27. A person who looks after others to make sure the job/task gets done in an efficient way.
Overseer
8. Ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom.
Pharaoh Menes (Narmer)
4. An area near the base of the mountains in Egypt.
Upper Egypt
9. Ancient structure that housed the tombs of Pharaohs from the Old Kingdom.
Pyramids
25. A person who prepares dead bodies for the afterlife.
Embalmer
24. During the Old and Middle Kingdom they exchanged goods rather than use money/currency.
Bartering
18. First King of the Middle Kingdom who defeated Hyksos.
Pharaoh Ahmose
28. Fertile soil carried by run-off water.
Silt
5. Known as one of the Ancient Seven Wonders of the World.
Great Pyramids of Giza
Book of the dead
26. A person who stirs or guides small boats across the Nile River.
Ferryman
20. Pharaoh who is known for his great architectural buildings as a leader.
Pharaoh Ramses II
17. Known as the period of wealth, prosperity and power.
New Kingdom
23. Built during the New Kingdom to house Pharaohs tombs to be more hidden.
Valley of the Kings
31. The oldest Egyptian god who is the embodiment of the sun.
Ra / Re
12. Title given to the head of the Egyptian government who was seen as a god by the whole Kingdom.
Pharaoh