Vocab
Social Structure
Geography
History
Achievements
100
A triangular shaped building that a pharaoh was buried in
What is a pyramid?
100
Who sat at the top of the social "pyramid"?
What is a pharaoh?
100
A triangular shaped region that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
What is the delta?
100
The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by
What is rich farmland in the river valley?
100
The three main advances made by the Ancient Egyptians
What is writing, astronomy and medicine
200
A powerful Egyptian ruler
What is a pharaoh?
200
The social class that included most members of society
What is farmers, servants and slaves?
200
The region of Egypt located near the delta
What is Lower Egypt?
200
Name three of the advancements that the Ancient Egyptians made.
What is astronomy, medicine and writing
200
Picture-like symbols used for writing
What are hierolyphics
300
A family of rulers
What is a dynasty?
300
The pharaoh was believed to have powers from
What is the Gods?
300
The region of Egypt from which the Nile originates
What is Upper Egypt?
300
To record their thoughts, Egyptians used a reed like plant to make paper called
What is papyrus?
300
Scientists who studied the stars and other objects in the sky
What are astronomers
400
A character in the ancient Egyptian writing system
What is a hieroglyph?
400
These people sat in the social class under the Pharaoh
What is the Nobles and Priests?
400
Rapid filled waters
What is cataracts?
400
One way Egyptians demonstrated their belief of life after deal
What is preserving the bodies of their dead
400
One of the Ancient Egyptians greatest achievements was the preservation of the human body or
What is mummification
500
A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand
What is an artisan?
500
This allowed for the development of social classes
What is farming and job specialization?
500
The physical geography of Ancient Egypt shaped the development of its civilization in the following ways...
What is the availability of water, fertile soil, protective desert barriers and ease of trade.
500
The ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to
What is to predict the flooding of the Nile
500
These people were trained to write on papyrus and take records.
Who are scribes