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Physical and Human Systems
Religion
Art
Pharaohs
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
One of the few women to rule Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut
200
steep cliffs and large boulders form dangerous moving waters
What is cataract
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
Who relied on advice from priests and officials to rule Egypt
Who is King Tut
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
Name two gods that Egyptians worship
Osiris, Isis, Hapi, Thoth,
300
What does Ancient Egyptian painting often display?
What is royalty and ordinary people involved in all aspects of life.
300
This pharaoh was the most successful
Who is RamsesII
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 pharaoh believed that Egypt's priests had grown too powerful and wealthy
Who is Amenhotep
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
One of the most important writings of ancient Egypt was "The Book of the....
What is Dead
500
Which important artifact gave us the clues needed to translate hieroglyphs
What is the Rosetta Stone
500
This king united upper and lower Egypt
Who is Namer