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The Nile
Writing
Pyramids
Pharaohs
100
The Nile is what type of body of water?
River
100
What is the name of the style of writing ancient Egyptians used?
Hieroglyphics
100
Who was laid to rest in a pyramid?
Pharaoh
100
What is a synonym for pharaoh?
King or Queen
200
Every year, the Nile does this.
Flood
200
What is the name of the paper that the Egyptians invented?
Papyrus
200
Who did historians ORIGINALLY believe built the pyramids?
Slaves
200
What happened to the body of a pharaoh after they died?
They were mummified
300
What did the Nile River bring each year?
Silt
300
This artifact was used to decipher the hieroglyphics.
The Rosetta Stone
300
Historians NOW believe that who built the pyramids?
Freemen
300
This is the name of the coffin the pharaohs were laid to rest in.
Sarcophagus
400
What was in the Nile River which scared the Egyptians?
Crocodiles
400
Name one place where hieroglyphics can be found.
Inside pyramids, on a sarcophagus, on the Rosetta Stone, on papyrus, etc.
400
Why were the pyramids built where they are?
They are close to the Nile River
400
What Pharaoh was found in the side of a mountain with a sarcophagus made completely of gold?
King Tut
500
In which direction does the Nile River flow?
North
500
Name one of the three types of script written on the Rosetta Stone.
Hieroglyphics, Greek, or Demotic
500
What statue sits in front of the great pyramids?
The Sphinx
500
What is the name of the famous Pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khafre