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Pharaohs
Writing
Class System
All mixed up
All mixed up again
100
This pharaoh was the first to build stone superstructures.
Who was Djoser?
100
These two Greek words make up the word hieroglyphics.
What are hiero and glyphe?
100
The earthly leader and considered a god or goddess.
What is a pharaoh?
100
This is a body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen.
What is a mummy?
100
These were like an "interstate highway" in Egypt.
What are the canals?
200
She was the first women pharaoh.
Who was Hatsheput?
200
Phonograms represent
What are sounds?
200
These Egyptians served gods and goddesses.
Who were the High Priests/Priestesses?
200
An area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river.
What is a Delta?
200
Kufu decided to built his pyramid in this location.
What is Giza?
300
This pharaoh worshiped just one god, Aten.
Who was Amenhotep IV?
300
Ideograms represent
What are whole words or concepts?
300
These Egyptians fought the pharaoh's wars.
Who were the nobles?
300
This is a more formal term for a god or goddess.
What is deity?
300
The Nubians had this resource the Egyptians wanted.
What is gold?
400
He was a young king - only known for the treasures found in his tomb.
Who was King Tut?
400
These Egyptians wrote, ran the economic activity, and made goods.
Who were the merchants, scribes, and artisans?
400
The Nile is crucial for this type of economic activity.
What is farming?
400
The reasons the New Kingdom failed.
What are weak leadership and economic depression?
500
He reigned for a long time and brought Egypt to its peak as a civilization.
Who was Rameses II?
500
Free Choice - The reasons the pharaohs held so much power.
What are 1) They were Deities/gods or goddesses 2) They believed that the unity of Egypt depends on a strong leader?
500
These Egyptians worked in the fields and served the pharaoh.
Who were the peasants, farmers, and slaves?
500
The location of the Great Pyramid.
What is Giza?
500
This is why Egypt was noted for its continuity.
What is stability and unchanging way of life?