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This person can be found at the top of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Who is the pharaoh?
5
This item is what ancient Egyptians used to write upon.
What is papyrus?
5
The longest river in the world
What is The Nile?
5
The head of the ancient Egyptian government was called this.
What is pharaoh?
5

This means to trade or exchange goods

What is barter?

10
Ancient Egyptian religion is this type.
What is polytheistic or polytheism?
10
Ancient Egyptians used this to communicate on papyrus.
What is hieroglyphics?
10
This large body of water is to the north of Egypt
and provided protection from that direction.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
10
The pharaoh required all other people
to see the ruler as one of these.
What is a god?
10
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
15

These are the people at the bottom of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt.

Who were slaves?

15
In addition to making paper, papyrus was also used in this manner.
What is making sandals, baskets, and rafts.
*If you named one of these items, you get the points.
15
This is a geographic formation where the Nile River
meets the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta (or river delta)?
15
One of the two types of governments
that made up the blended ancient Egyptian government.
What is monarchy or theocracy?
15
These are wild, dangerous rapids located in the Nile River.
What are cataracts?
20
Farmers used this annual occurrence to help them grow their produce.
What is the annual flooding of the Nile River?
20
Ancient Egyptians were very good with medicine and science.
This means of preserving their dead is one example of
their skills.
What is mummification or embalming.
20

This extreme geographic land form is to the west of Egypt.

Sahara Desert 

20
This woman was the last ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
Who is Cleopatra?
20
There are many of these massive
constructions throughout Egypt.
What are pyramids?
25
In addition to the annual flooding of the Nile River,
ancient and modern Egyptian farmers still use this
technology in their farming.
What is irrigation?
25

This is one of the mathematical innovations

of the ancient Egyptians still in use today.

What is the 365 day calendar

... or... decimals....or fractions?




Our textbook also mentions geometry.

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The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is north?
25
Modern Egyptian form of government.
What is a democracy?
25

If this current living person lived in ancient Egypt they would have named him Pharaoh immediately

What is Mr. Clanton?