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Vocabulary
Physical and Human Systems
Religion
Art
Pyramids
100
A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
What is a delta
100
Which physical feature provided Ancient Egyptians with means to trade, build, and farm?
What is the Nile River
100
In order to preserve bodies for the afterlife the Ancient Egyptians performed what process?
What is mummification
100
Most of what we know about Ancient Egypt is based on
What is paintings that cover the walls of tombs and temples
100
Djoser built this and was the first structure of its time in Ancient Egypt.
What is the Step Pyramid?
200
fine soil found on river bottoms
What is silt
200
Houses built along the Nile River were built of what materials?
What is straw and mud
200
Its purpose was to protect a deceased person, worn around the neck to keep evil away.
What is an amulet?
200
This is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What is hieroglyphs
200
This pyramid had a defect- because they angle of the pyramid changed throughout the building process.
What is the Bent Pyramid?
300
the title of the kings of ancient Egypt
What is a pharaoh
300
In order to eat, Ancient Egyptians used the Nile River to:
What is farm (agriculture)
300
Ancient Egyptians believed that the spirits of the dead made their way to the afterlife in:
What is heavenly boats
300
What does Ancient Egyptian painting often display?
What is royalty and ordinary people involved in all aspects of life.
300
This pharaoh was laid to rest in the "Great Pyramid of Giza"
Who is Khufu?
400
a life after death
What is an afterlife
400
In order to trade, the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile River as a means of:
What is transportation
400
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs had what built for them throughout the entirety of their reign
What is a pyramid (royal tomb)
400
Often times this can be determined in Ancient Egyptian painting by the scene depicted.
What is social class
400
This is the rough number of blocks used in the "Great Pyramid of Giza"
2 Million
500
a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
What is a pyramid
500
Some goods the Ancient Egyptians traded include (pick 3)
What is ebony wood, ivory, ostrich feathers and eggs, panther skins, gold, cedar, salts.
500
What did the Ancient Egyptians leave inside a mummified body and where did they put the other organs?
What is the heart and canopic jars?
500
Which important artifact gave us the clues needed to translate hieroglyphs
What is the Rosetta Stone
500
This was the primary stone used in the build of the Egyptian Pyramid.
Limestone