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This is the northern part of Egypt along the Nile River where it empties into the Mediterranean in a swampy delta.
What is Lower Egypt
100
This young pharaoh's tomb remained untouched until British archaeologist Howard Carter opened it in 1922
What is Tutankhamen
100
It became possible to decipher hieroglyphs after the discovery of this object by French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars (1798-1801)
What is the Rosetta Stone
100
At its height, Egypt is thought to have a population of about...
What is between 9 and 10 million people
100
He was the sun god who sail across the sky each day in a papyrus boat
What is Ra
200
Egypt's eastern border was protected by this desert
What is the Arabian Desert
200
He united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt in 3100 BCE
What is Menes
200
Priests developed a method for the preservation of corpses called this
What is embalming
200
The main function of schools was to train people for this profession
What is a scribe
200
He was the god of the underworld, therefore one of the most important because of the importance of the afterlife to the Egyptians
What is Osiris
300
The Hebrews escaped slavery in Egypt and eventually settled in this land between Egypt and Mesopotamia
What is Canaan
300
She is the most well known female pharaoh who ruled in the 18th dynasty. She often dressed like a man.
Who is Hatshepsut
300
A nilometer, ruled horizontal lines cut into rock surfaces along river banks, were used to measure this
What is water level
300
Egyptians traded with Lebanon for this type of wood in order to make larger ships
What is cedar
300
She is the goddess of magic spells, protector of children, and Osiris's wife
What is Isis
400
The Nile River had a series of these which made travelling on the river extremely difficult
What is cataract/waterfall
400
He was the highest official who enforced the laws and wishes of the pharaoh
What is the vizier
400
Some doctors specialized in opthamology, treating diseases of this, probably because it was such a dry and dusty environment
What is of the eyes
400
This plant was one of the most versatile and useful found along the Nile River
What is papyrus
400
He had the head of a jackal and judged people's souls when they died
What is Anubis
500
Egyptians imported gold, ivory, and monkeys from this southern kingdom
What is Punt
500
The face of this beast with the head of a man and body of a lion is believed to be Khafre, a pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty
What is the Sphinx
500
This device used to irrigate fields had a counterweight to make lifting water easier
What is a shaduf
500
This was the most commonly worn fabric because it was very cool
What is linen
500
It took approximately this many stone blocks to build a pyramid
What is 2 million