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100
what is the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
100
Who was the Hebrew vizier mentioned in the Bible?
Joseph
100
What was a long pole wih a bucket tied on one end used to dip water from the Nile?
a shadoof
100
What is a piece of land that has slowly built up over the years by the deposit of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river?
delta
100
tombs built for the pharaohs
pyramids
200
What is the land bridge between Asia and Africa?
Sinai Peninsula
200
Who was king of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
200
What is the most famous and largest of the pyramids still standing today?
the Great Pyramid
200
What is a large bed of rocks piled in the river that produces waterfalls?
cataract
200
a secretary to the ruler or to leaders in the army, the court, or the temple
scribe
300
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
300
Who was the first pharaoh?
Khufu
300
What monument stands near the Great Pyramid and has the body ofa lion and head of a man?
the Sphinx
300
What is a period of serious shortage of food?
famine
300
What is a box to hold paints
pallette
400
Southern part of Egypt - upstream
Upper Egypt
400
Who was ancient Egypt's only woman pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
400
What are tall pointed pillars called?
obelisks
400
The ruler of Egypt; means "great house"
pharaoh
400
the first paper-like material
papyrus
500
What was the capital of Egypt for thousands of years?
Memphis
500
Who was the young pharaoh whose tomb was found undisturbed?
King Tut
500
What area near Thebes was used by the pharaohs as a cemetery?
Valley of the Kings
500
next in importance to the king
vizier
500
Egyptian system of writing
hieroglyphics