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100
The time also known as "The Pharaoh's Rule."
What is the Old Kingdom?
100
The same ruling families. Power was inherited from their ancestors.
What is a dynasty?
100
The part of Egypt commonly known as Lower Egypt (North, East, South, or West)
What is the North?
100
Pictures or symbols that represent ideas, sounds, or symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
100
Another name for the minerals and special spices used during mummification.
What are resins?
200
The first female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, ruled during this era.
What is the New Kingdom?
200
The name or title commonly used to name an Egyptian ruler.
What is a pharaoh?
200
This happened every year, leaving behind fertile farmland.
What is a flood?
200
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
200
The name for an Egyptian coffin.
What is a Sarcophagus?
300
Lower and Upper Egypt were united during this time.
What is the Old Kingdom?
300
A young king that began rule at age 8, but ruled only 10 years, when he then died.
Who is King Tut (King Tutankhamen)
300
The direction in which the Nile River flows.
What is North?
300
A reed plant that grows along water and can be flattened into paper.
What is papyrus?
300
The person in charge of the ceremony of making a mummy.
Who is the Chief Priest?
400
This kingdom ended with the arrival of the Hyksos.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
400
The pharaoh who is believed to have brought together Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes?
400
The major river that supplied Egypt with a water source.
What is the Nile River?
400
A tomb for pharoahs and royal families.
What is a pyramid?
400
The Anubis mask worn during a mummification ceremony represented this animal.
What is a dog?
500
Ramses II, often regarded as Egypt's greatest ruler, was the last great ruler of this era.
What is the New Kingdom?
500
The most important god in ancient Egypt. "The Sun God."
Who is Ra?
500
This is the sea that makes up Egypt's northern border.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
500
The process of wrapping a body in long strips in linen for preservation purposes.
What is mummification?
500
A charm used to protect mummies.
What is an amulet?