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Pharaoh
100
A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
What is a delta
100
Which physical system 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

Ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, his tomb was completely untouched.

King Tut or Tutankhamun





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
Ancient Egyptian god Amon-Re was god of what?
What is the sun god and god of creation
200
This is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What is hieroglyphs
200

United Upper and Lower Egypt

Menes

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

Was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid at Giza. The large scale of this monument stands as testament to his skills in commanding the material and human resources of his country. It is now believed the pyramids were built using recruited workers rather than slaves. Although he organized the construction of the pyramid, not much is known about his life due to the fact that his tomb was robbed.

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

First female pharaoh in Egypt, left behind more monuments and works of art than any Egyptian queen to come.

Hatshepsut

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
What is ebony wood, ivory, ostrich feathers and eggs, panther skins
500
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe the dead would come back for?
What is food offerings
500
Which important artifact gave us the clues needed to translate hieroglyphs
What is the Rosetta Stone
500

It became clear early in his reign that the young king was prepared to go against tradition. In his first year, he built a Temple dedicated to the Aten at the perimeter of the Temple of Amun at Karnak. Usually temples were not built so close together. He took the unconventional step of celebrating a Sedfestival in his third year (this festival was usually held in the 30th year of a pharaoh's reign). He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing a religion centered on the Aten, the sun god

Akhenaten