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Geography
Pharaohs of Old
Egyptian Religion
Pyramids
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100
This river ran throughout the kingdoms of ancient Egypt...
What is...the Nile River
100
These ancient kings held absolute power in Egypt...
What are...pharaohs
100
Egyptians believed that your soul travelled here after death...
What is...the Afterlife (aka the "dying lands", aka "the west")
100
These huge, triangle-shaped buildings housed the bodies of some of Egypt's most famous pharaohs...
What are...pyramids
100
The Nile is known for what unique feature...
What is...flowing South to North (or that it's the longest river in the world)
200
These rock-filled rapids made it difficult to navigate the Nile River...
What are...cataracts
200
This is a series of rulers that come from the same family...
What is...a dynasty
200
Egyptians believed that these caused/controlled all natural events...
What are...gods/goddesses (magic)
200
The three most famous pyramids are located at...
What is...Giza
200
Ms. Finck's favorite animal is...
What are...penguins!
300
This area is located at the mouth of a river where it splits into several streams and is shaped like a triangle...
What is...a delta
300
This woman was the only female pharaoh of ancient Egypt and dressed as a man...
Who is...Hatshepsut (aka Hattie)
300
This god was believed to inhabit (live in) the souls of Egypt's ancient pharaohs...
Who is...Horus
300
The first step in planning a pyramid project is...
What is...location, location, location...
300
These individuals ruled kingdoms for their children until those children were old enough to rule on their own...
What are...regents
400
This natural, yearly phenomenon made living in the desert possible...
What is...flooding
400
This pharaoh was Hatshepsut's step-son and took over after she passed away...
Who is...Thutmose III
400
This was the only organ left in the body during the mummification process...
What is...the heart
400
These were used to ensure that the four sloping sides of a pyramid were each facing a one of the four compass directions...
What are...stars
400
This goddess was the protector of women and children...
Who is... Isis
500
This kingdom was located in the Southern portion of Egypt...
What is...the Upper Kingdom
500
This kingdom built the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx at Giza...
What is...The Old Kingdom
500
This god judged the dead, protected the living, and presided over the afterlife....and was killed by his brother Seth...
Who is...Osiris
500
Most of the pyramid building was performed by this group of workers...
What are...peasant farmers
500
The beautiful stones that were used on the outer walls of the pyramid came from this country to the South of Egypt...
What is...Nubia