Vocab
This translates to "great house" and was the king of Egypt.
What is pharaoh?
This is the main/biggest body of water in Egypt and it helps Egypt to prosper.
Hint: It goes on for niles, and niles, and niles.
What is the Nile river?
Ancient egyptians did this to preserve the bodies of the dead.
What is mummification?
He is the most famous pharaoh, known as "the boy king" as he mysteriously died when he was young.
Who is king Tut/Tutankhamun?
A triangular tomb with 5 flat sides that the Egyptians used to put tombs in, specifically pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
the great pyramid built by Khufu is here.
Where is Giza?
the kingdom BEFORE the middle kingdom
what is old kingdom?
She was the first female pharaoh.
A fine substance that is a mineral found is deserts.
What is sand?
Locates north of Upper Egypt.
Where is Lower Egypt?
They used this for writing and keeping documents and it grew by the Nile river.
Hint: like paper
What is papyrus?
He built the great pyramid of Giza.
Who is Khufu?
a family lineage of pharaohs.
what is a dynasty?
located in Thebes, many pharaohs and powerful nobles were found buried here in stone tombs.
What is Valley of the Kings?
the next lowest position AFTER the priest.
What is a scribe?
The most important god of egypt; the sun god.
Who is Ra?
this was a tomb used by ancient egyptians that was customized for the height and size of their body. The person was painted onto the outside of it.
What is a Sarcophagus?
Libya, Sudan, and Israel and Saudi Arabia.
What countries does Egypt border?
King Tut's dad who tried changing Egypts religion.
Who is Akhenaten?
The god of mummification and the underworld. He was killed by his brother Seth.
Who is Osiris?