Geography
What river is known as the “lifeline of Egypt”?
Nile River
Who was the boy pharaoh whose tomb was found almost intact in 1922?
King Tut
What was the process of preserving bodies for the afterlife called?
Mummification
The lives of the Egyptian peasants were greatly influenced by
The planting season
What is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
the place at the mouth of the river where it splits into several streams to form an area shaped like a triangle
Delta
King Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1922 by a man named
Howard Carter
Who was the god of the underworld and the afterlife?
Osiris
What is the proper order of Egyptian social classes (highest to lowest)?
Pharaoh, Priests and Nobles, Scribes, Merchants, Craftsmen, Peasants, Surfs
What massive stone structures served as tombs for pharaohs?
Pyramids
In which kingdom were the Sphinx and Great Pyramid built?
Old Kingdom
King Tut became pharaoh at the age of
9
Which goddess was known as the protector of children and the goddess of magic?
Isis
What did ancient Egyptians write on, made from a plant found along the Nile?
Papyrus
What artifact helped scholars finally decode hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
rich, fertile soil deposited by a flooding river
Silt
What title did ancient Egyptians give their rulers, meaning “great house”?
Pharaoh
What is the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Ra
What kind of jobs did scribes have in ancient Egypt?
Note taking and record keeping
The Egyptians made great advances in medicine, in the areas of
Plant medicine and surgery
How did the Nile’s annual flooding benefit Egyptian agriculture?
Created rich, fertile soil that was good for farming
Who was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt before it was conquered by Rome?
Cleopatra
What was the name of the outside coffin of a mummy?
Sarcophagus
How were women treated compared to men in Ancient Egypt?
About equal
The Great Pyramid is made up of more than
two million stones