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Anubis
Ra
Horus
Shu
Osiris
100
A long lasting, paper like material made from reeds that the ancient Egyptians used to write on
What is a Papyrus?
100
Huge triangular tombs built by Egyptians and other peoples.
What are the Pyramids?
100
An imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues.
What is the Sphinx?
100
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
What is engineering?
100
A tall, pointed, four sided pillar in ancient Egypt.
What is an Obelisk?
200
Rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt
What are Cataracts?
200
The ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
200
Traders
What are merchants?
200
A rich and powerful person.
What is a noble?
200
The title used by the rulers of Egypt.
What is a Pharaoh?
300
A specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation.
What is a mummy?
300
The period of Egyptian history from about 2050 to 1750 BC and marked by order and stability.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
300
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a Dynasty?
300
This item helped historians decode hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
Egypt's first Pharaoh.
Who is Menes?
400
This Pharaoh united Egypt and began the Middle Kingdom
Who is Mentuhotep II?
400
Were Pyramids built for all people?
What is the answer No
400
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile?
400
Destroyed all the monuments and temples built for Hatshepsut
Who is Thutmose I?
400
The Pyramids were built during this period of Egyptian history.
What is the Old Kingdom?
500
Why was King Tut important?
His treasures taught us a lot about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs.
500
Why did ancient Egyptians fill their tombs with treasures?
To help them reach the afterlife.
500
Describe the burial practices of the ancient Egyptians
What is the answer?
500
Why was King Khufu the most famous pharaoh from the Old Kingdom?
his monuments.
500
Ancient Egyptian city built as the capital by the first Pharaoh.
What is Memphis?