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Geography
Ancient Egyptian civilization
Daily Life
Achievements and contributions
Religion
100
Egypt is located on this continent and what is the capital of Egypt?
What is the continent of Africa, and the capital is Cairo
100
The first Egyptian Pharoah
What is Menes
100
Because the Nile River could irrigate crops, ___________ was a job for many Egyptians.
What is farming
100
The Egyptians are most famous for building
What is pyramids
100
Pharoahs were buried in _____________ in a place called ________________________________
What is pyramids in the Valley of the Kings
200
The largest river in the world
What is Nile River
200
Pharoahs were considered part _______________ and part _______________.
What is part human and part god
200
At what age did most Egyptian girls get married?
What is 12 years old
200
The Egyptians invented a written and spoken language called...
What is hieroglyphics
200
Who was the most famous pharoah of Egypt and give 1 reason why.
What is Ramses II because: 1. Ramses II was the 2nd-longest ruler of Egypt (ruled 66 years and 2 months) 2. He built more monuments and temples than any other pharaoh 3. Ramses II has one of the best preserved mummies that now lives in the Cairo Museum 4. He lived to be 90!
300
The Nile River does this annually. What is another word for this?
What is floods. Innundation
300
The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death, and they believed they needed their bodies in their after life, so they invented a process to embalm their bodies called....
What is mummification
300
Wealthy men worked as... wealthy boys were taught...
What are priests and boys were taught to read and write and allowed play time
300
The Egyptians invented a sun_______ which worked much like a sundial, by watching the moving shadows throughout the day. By doing this, the Egyptians were able to divide the day into morning, afternoon, and night. This invention also led to the discovery of the longest and shortest years, because when seen at noon, depending on the time of year, the shadow would be longer, or shorter.
What is the clock
300
This is a mythical animal that has the body of a lion and the face of a pharoah. It is carved from stone and sits in the desert near Giza. It was built to guard the pyramids there.
What is the Sphinx
400
The reason the northern part of Egypt is called "Lower Egypt" and the southern part of Egypt is called "Upper Egypt" is...
What is because the Nile River runs north into the Mediterranean Sea
400
How many yards of linen would wrap a mummy?
What is 400 yards
400
Weathy women could.... (name 2) and wealthy girls could...
What is own land, run businesses, testify in court, and bring charges against men and wealthy little girls could practice singing and dancing and wear nice clothing
400
A reed that Egyptians used to make a type of paper
What is papyrus
400
The Egyptian goddess of music and dance, was symbolized as a cat or a cat-headed woman.
What is Bastet
500
What desert borders Egypt to the west?
What is Sahara Desert
500
Who found King Tut's tomb and in what year?
What is Howard Carter in 1922
500
Poor men worked MANY hours as ___________ and weavers and young boys had to ____________. Poor women worked as ___________ and had to teach the young girls to ___________________. Poor children had little time to ___________________.
What is FARMERS, boys had to WORK WITH THEIR FATHERS. Women worked as WEAVERS and teach their girls to CARE FOR THE HOME AND FAMILY. Children had little time to PLAY.
500
The ancient Egyptians invented the ____________ by building a 365 step pyramid and moved up a stone every day when the stone reached the top they would celebrate
What is the 365 day calendar
500
Due to their religious beliefs, the ___________and _________________had a lot of power. When things were going well, the people believed the _____________ and ____________ were doing their jobs well; when things in the country were not going well, the people believed the ____________ and the ___________ were to blame.
What is pharoah and priests