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Egyptian specific
Vocabulary
Civilization
People
Miscellaneous
100
What is a god-king of Egypt
What is a pharaoh
100
The process of bringing water to crops
What is irrigation
100
Study of ancient civilizations using artifacts, features and ecofacts
What is archaeology
100
Who is Ra?
The Sun god
100
A set of laws that call for, "an eye for an eye"
What is Hammurabi's Code
200
A large stone structure that contained a tomb?
What is a pyramid
200
A large piece of black rock which was the key to understanding hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
200
Region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where early civilizations began
What is Mesopotamia
200
Who is the Egyptian god killed by his brother and king of the Underworld.
Osiris
200
Egyptians used these to build their homes
What are mud bricks
300
What is a mummy?
A preserved body wrapped in tight bandages
300
A large platform with a temple on top
What is a ziggurat
300
Ancient City of Mesopotamia
What is Babylon
300
The mother of Horus and wife of Osiris
Who is Isis
300
Son of David
Who is Solomon
400
The area along the southern banks of the Nile River
What is Upper Egypt
400
Expressed action and was connected to the thing it represented. For example, a mouth meant talk
What is cuneiform
400
What is one way Egyptians tried to protect the bodies of their dead?
Wrapping the dead bodies with cloth.
400
The god of chaos and betrayed Osiris?
Who is Seth
400
Why did Egyptians believe it was important to keep the bodies intact?
They wanted to preserve the body so its soul would recognize it and be united in the after-life.
500
He discovered King Tut's Tomb
Who is Howard Carter
500
Symbols that stood for sounds
What is hierglyphics
500
What are the 3 characteristics of civilization?
Written records, people working in different jobs, and organizing a government.
500
What god claims to be alive as a pharaoh?
Horus
500
Nicknamed because the floods brought silt down the Nile river from the mountains. This was fertile soil and was good for farming
What is the "Gift of the Nile"