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Egyptian Gods
Egyptian Pharaohs
100
a waterfall or rapids in a river
What is a cataract?
100
Ancient Egypt is located on what present day continent?
What is Africa?
100
government by religious leaders
What is a theocracy?
100
the Egyptian sun god
Who is Re?
100
Became King at age 10?
Who is Tutankhamen (King Tut)?
200
a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
What is a delta?
200
This geographical feature brought life to Egypt and played a key role in the development of Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
200
A material burned for its pleasant smell?
What is incense?
200
the Egyptian river god
Who is Hapi?
200
Female Ruler of Egypt who valued the opinions of common Egyptians?
Who is Hatshepsut?
300
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
What is papyrus?
300
This is what the southern region of Egypt was called.
What is Upper Egypt?
300
a government official
What is a bureaucrat?
300
the Egyptian god of learning?
Who is Thoth?
300
Introduced the worship of Aton, the sun god, as Egypt's only god?
Who is Amenhotep IV?
400
a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
What are hieroglyphics?
400
These are the two bodies of water that helped to protect Egypt from invasions from the north and east sides.
What are the Mediterranean and Red Sea?
400
a line of rulers from one family
What is a dynasty?
400
the Egyptian god who controlled the power of life and death
Who is Osiris?
400
Founded New Dynasty (New Kingdom) by forming an army and driving the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Who is Ahmose?
500
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
What is embalming?
500
Nubia, later known as Kush, was located south of Egypt along the Nile River in what present-day country?
What is Sudan?
500
a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
What is a shadoof?
500
the wife of Osiris
Who is Isis?
500
Worked to restore Egypt in the 1200's B.C.?
Who is Ramses II?