Geography
This river was essential to the survival and development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
Who is Ra?
Ancient Egyptians built these structures as tombs for pharaohs.
What are the pyramids?
This term describes the family members who ruled Egypt for long periods of time.
What is a dynasty?
The Egyptians traded with other civilizations using this river as a major transportation route.
What is the Nile River?
This vast desert acted as a natural barrier, protecting Egypt from invaders.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This process preserved the bodies of the dead for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
Ancient Egyptians developed this early form of picture writing.
What are hieroglyphics?
Unlike most workers, scribes in ancient Egypt held this unique ability.
What is the ability to read and write?
Farmers in ancient Egypt paid their taxes using this form of currency.
What is grain?
Ancient Egyptians relied on this technique to bring water from the Nile to their crops.
What is irrigation?
According to Egyptian beliefs, a person's heart had to be lighter than this object to enter the afterlife.
What is the Feather of Truth?
The Egyptians invented this simple machine to lift water for irrigation.
What is a shaduf?
This female pharaoh expanded trade and was one of the few women to rule Egypt.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This was the largest group of people in Egyptian society, responsible for growing crops and laboring on projects.
Who are farmers and laborers?
The Nile River flows into this major body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Egyptians believed this jackal-headed god weighed their hearts in the afterlife.
Who is Anubis?
The study of the human body for mummification helped Egyptians make advancements in this field.
What is medicine?
This group of skilled workers, including builders and artists, constructed the pyramids.
Who are the artisans?
Pharaohs controlled trade with other civilizations, ensuring Egypt had access to valuable resources like this.
What is gold?
Nearly all ancient Egyptian cities were built within this distance of the Nile River.
What is less than 1 mile?
Egyptians believed their pharaohs became this specific god after death.
Who is Osiris?
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built to honor this pharaoh.
Who is Khufu?
This high-ranking government official advised the pharaoh and helped oversee government affairs.
Who is the vizier?
Egypt’s wealth was tied to its trade relationships with these two neighboring civilizations.
What are Punt and Mesopotamia?