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100
This person can be found at the top of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Who is the pharaoh?
100
This item is what ancient Egyptians used to write upon.
What is papyrus?
100
The longest river in the world
What is The Nile?
100
The head of the ancient Egyptian government was called this.
What is pharaoh?
100

A material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface.

What is papyrus?

200
Ancient Egyptian religion is this type.
What is polytheistic or polytheism?
200

Ancient Egyptians used this to write and communicate on papyrus.

What is hieroglyphics?

200

This large body of water is to the north of Egypt and provided protection from that direction.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

200

The pharaoh required all other people to see the ruler as one of these.

What is a god?

200
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
300
These are the people at the bottom of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt.
Who were unskilled workers?
300
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.
300

This is a geographic formation where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Nile Delta (or river delta)?

300

It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty.

What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

300

A fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, sometimes from flooding.

What is silt?

400
Farmers used this annual occurrence to help them grow their produce.
What is the annual flooding of the Nile River?
400

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?

400

The Kingdom during which the pyramids were built. 

What is the Old Kingdom?

400

This pharaoh is known today because the contents of their tomb were found in tact (not because of their influence during their life).

What is King Tutankhamun?

400

There are many of these massive constructions/buildings throughout Egypt.

What are pyramids?

500

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?

500

This is one of the mathematical innovations involving time of the ancient Egyptians still in use today.

What is the 365-day calendar?

500
The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is north?
500

This was an important Pharaoh who was also a woman.

Who is Hatshepsut?

500

A group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights.

What is a class?