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Nile River
Famous Pharaohs
This and That
Pyramids,
Mummies, and other stuff.
Egypt misc.
100
The Nile empties into this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
100
Nefertiti
Which pharaoh was known for her great beauty and limestone bust?
100
A system of writing for Egypt.
What is hieroglyphics?
100
Is the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
in the northern part of Egypt toward the delta
Where is Lower Egypt?
200
A reed plant that grows along the Nile River, used to make paper.
What is papyrus?
200
Ramses II (Ramses the Great)
Who ordered the construction of more temples, statues, and obelisks than any other pharaoh?
200
pharaoh
What is a king or ruler of Egypt called?
200
Huge stone structures built as tombs.
What is a pyramid?
200
Unified Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes?
300
The Nile River flows in this direction.
What is North?
300
Cleopatra
Who killed herself to avoid being taken prisoner by the Romans?
300
scribes
Who are people trained to keep written records?
300
The process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying.
What is mummification?
300
Fertile, flat land made of silt. The river divides into several branches, forming a vast, fan shape.
What is a delta?
400
fertile soil, irrigation, transportation, trade, mud from the river was used to make bricks for building, papyrus grew there
Name two reasons why the Nile River was so important to Egyptians.
400
Tutankhamen or King Tut
What pharaoh is known for the treasures found in his/her tomb?
400
The joining of two parts into one (joining of Upper and Lower Egypt)
What is unification?
400
a place in the desert where they buried mummies so they couldn't be robbed
What is the Valley of the Kings?
400
Africa
On what continent is Egypt located?
500
The Nile River left this behind when it flooded.
What is silt?
500
Hatshepsut
Which pharaoh was known for expanding trade with expeditions to Punt?
500
Natron
What is the name of the salt used to dry out the body?
500
It has 3 different languages written on it; dimotic, hieroglyphics, and Greek. Because of this and Jean Champollion we are able to read hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
Upper Egypt
What is the southern part of Egypt called?