Egypt 1
After the mummification process, deceased Pharaohs were placed into this "coffin like" container.
What is a sarcophagus?
This River supplied Ancient Egypt with natural resources in order to have a thriving agriculture.
What is the Nile River?
The rich soil left behind after a flood.
What is Silt?
This word means King or Holy Ruler during Ancient Egypt.
What is a Pharoah?
This person was the last Pharoah of Ancient Egypt
Who is Cleopatra VII?
One of the more memorable Pyramids is The Great Pyramid of _______, which held the remains of the Pharoah Khufu.
What is Giza?
True or False:
The Nile River Floods EVERY year.
True
The continent on which Ancient Egypt is Located
What is Africa?
This Egyptian god, with the head of a jackal and the body of a human, was seen as a guide to the afterlife
Who is Anubis?
This popular Egyptian Pharoah began his rule at the age of 9
This was used to house embalmed organs during the mummification process
What are canopic jars?
In order to construct the pyramids, Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and _______
Mathematics
This was the Egyptian Sun God.
Who is Ra?
On a compass, Lower Egypt is located...
North
Most of the Scribe's writings were written in these two colors.
What is Black and Red?
The Ancient Egyptians were credited with creating wigs. They were seen as both as a status symbol as well as it having a natural purpose to deter sun burn and this parasite known as ______.
What is lice?
This is the "paper" Scribes wrote on in Ancient Egypt.
What is a Papyrus?
Hieroglyphics were used to write religious text as well as laws. ________ was used for everyday writing and was less complex.
What is heretic/Demotic?
This was the Pharaoh's main advisor, their "right hand".
What is a Vizier?
New, Middle, and Old Kingdoms.
The organ that was considered useless and dug out with a hook and put away during the mummification process.
What is the brain?
A series of rulers in the same family, called a __________ was important in ancient Egypt’s government.
What is a Dynasty?
Where did the Egyptians bury their Pharaohs during the New Kingdom? What was this area called?
Where is the valley of the Kings?
The Rosetta Stone was written in three languages...
What is Demotic, Greek, Hieroglyphics?
Pharaoh who defeated the Hittites & negotiated the 1st peace treaty and was known for his conquering of other lands.
Who is Ramses the Great (II)?