Rulers
Religion
Egyptian Life
Geography
Vocabulary
100
The title given to the ruler of Egypt during the majority of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
What is the Pharaoh?
100
The belief in many gods.
What is Polytheistic?
100
Most Ancient Egyptians worked in the fields as these.
What are farmers?
100
The large river the flows through Egypt and was hugely important to Egyptian life.
What is The Nile River?
100
The process of preparing an important person for burial, which involves embalming and wrapping the body.
What is mummification?
200
The female ruler of Ancient Egypt whose involvement with the Roman Empire eventually led to Egypt being taken over by Rome.
Who is Cleopatra?
200
The Sun god. The most important god in Egyptian life.
Who is Ra?
200
This group of people was responsible for the building of the Pyramids.
What are slaves?
200
One of the Seven Wonders of the World and the enormous place of burial built for the Pharaoh Khufu.
What is the Great Pyramid?
200
The system of picture writing used in Ancient Egypt.
What is Hieroglyphics?
300
A pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. He became famous for the treasures of his tomb, which remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Who is King Tut?
300
The God of the Dead. He was killed by his brother Seth.
Who is Osiris?
300
Examples of food and drink consumed by the Ancient Egyptians.
What is the Bread, Fish, Ducks, Geese, Peas, Beans, Beer, Water, Milk, Wine ?
300
The name given to the region that the Great Pyramids were built at.
What is Giza?
300
Plant commonly found near the Nile River banks used to make papers, sandals, baskets, and tools.
What is Papyrus?
400
Years after death, the most famous pharaohs often began to be worshiped as one of these.
What is a god?
400
The Sky Goddess. She joins the Earth God, Geb, each night.
Who is Nut?
400
The large stone box that held a mummy's coffin.
What is a sarcophagus?
400
A hugely famous statue featuring the body of a lion and the head of a human.
What is the Great Sphinx?
400
A severe shortage of food. A difficulty often faced during Ancient Egyptian times in the desert.
What is famine?
500
The pharaoh responsible for the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza?
Who is Khufu?
500
The God of Mummification and Embalming. He appears as having the head of a jackal.
Who is Anubis?
500
This stone was an important piece in translating the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
Ancient Egypt was split into these two regions.
What is Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?
500
A famous symbol worn by many pharaohs and gods representing "life."
What is an Ankh?