Digging in the Dirt
This pivoted tool was used to lift water from the river to higher banks.
What is a shaduf?
This insect was viewed by the Egyptians as symbolic of the sun’s journey across the sky each day.
What is the scarab or dung beetle?
These were three privileges enjoyed by women of the upper class in ancient Egypt.
What was: own land, run businesses, testify in court, and bring charges against men?
The pharaoh’s double crown signified this.
What was the unification of upper and lower Egypt?
Egyptian artists did not use this realistic view of objects in their work.
What is perspective?
This device measured the height of the Nile and was used to predict future floods.
What is a Nilometer?
Eventually, pharaohs stopped building pyramids in favor of being buried in this location.
What was the Valley of the Kings?
Egypt was the sole provider of this long, thin reed that grew along the Nile.
What is papyrus?
This boy king died at age 19.
Who was Tutankhamen?
This flower was the symbol of rebirth.
What is a lotus?
This was a requirement of being a reaper.
What was being male?
* In historical order, these three ancient civilizations.
What are Egypt, Greece, and Rome?
Both men and women wore this, made from black ashes.
What is eye make-up?
These were the first and last pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
Who were Menes/Narmer and Cleopatra?
This protective symbol was often found on healing amulets.
What was udjat, the Eye of Horus?
The process of separating seeds from stalks by tossing grains in the air.
What is winnowing?
This is an isolated area of vegetation or fresh water in the desert.
What is an oasis?
Egyptians were forced to trade for this valuable natural resource that they lacked.
What is timber?
These people helped the pharaoh govern and offered him their advice.
What is a vizier?
* The meaning and correct spelling of the item pictured here.
What is an ankh?
Linen was woven from this plant.
What is flax?
This Frenchman figured out how to decode the Rosetta Stone.
Who was Champollion?
Besides the lack of modern dental care, this was one reason why Egyptians suffered from problems with their teeth.
What was sand in their food?
Artistic renderings of pharaohs and gods often featured them holding these symbols of authority.
What were a crook and flail?
Artists showed that people in their drawings were important by using this technique.
What was making them larger than others?