Geography
This river was considered the "life-blood" of ancient Egypt.
Nile River
Re
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins.
Shadoof
Ruler of ancient Egypt. These were both political and religious leaders of Egypt.
Pharaoh
The lowest class was made up of farmers and ______________ workers.
unskilled
The fan-shaped area of silt where the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nile Delta
The process of preserving a deceased body for the afterlife
mummification
Egyptians built burial tombs called ___________ to house the bodies of deceased pharaohs so their souls could journey to the afterlife.
pyramids
A line of rulers from the same family.
Dynasty
These people went to school to become professional writers.
Scribes
These destructive waterfalls protected Egyptians from invasion.
Cataracts
Egyptian god of the underworld
Osiris
Egyptian form of writing is known as ______________.
Hieroglyphics
The youngest Egyptian pharaoh. His tomb included a brilliant gold mask of the young ruler's face.
King Tutankhamen (Tut)
The upper class of Egypt was made up of _____________ and army commanders.
priests
The area of the Nile Delta is also known as _____________ Egypt.
Lower
Type of government in which the ruler is both a political and religious ruler.
Theocracy
Egyptians wrote on a material called _____________.
Papyrus
The first female pharaoh. She promoted trade and built magnificent temples.
Hatshepsut
The pharaoh was considered to be a living ____________ on earth.
god
The area of southern Egypt is also known as ______________ Egypt.
Upper
Egyptian river god
Hapi
This structure was built as emperor Khufu's burial tomb.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The most successful Egyptian pharaoh. During his 66 year reign, he devoted himself to peaceful activities and built temples throughout Egypt.
Ramses the Great (Ramses II)
Egyptian prince who formed an army and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt.
Ahmose