Continents
what do we call the tombs where some of Egypt's pharaohs were buried__________?
pyramids
What was the name of the Egyptians' sun god?
Re
The important river in Egypt is called the ________River.
Nile
Who went to school in Ancient Egypt?
sons of rich Egyptians.
What is one thing the Egyptians did NOT so because the Nile River flooded.
Built dams to make electricity.
Why was it difficult to build the pyramids?
They were built with millions of very heavy blocks of stone and the Egyptians did not have wheels or building machines to move the stone.
Only Egyptian men wore jewelry.
false
What was the writing that ancient Egyptians used called____________?
hieroglyphics
Girls didn't go to school they stayed home and learned from their mothers.
true
Egyptian homes were made out of?
dries mud bricks
The preserved body of a pharaoh was called a ________.
mummy
What plant did ancient Egyptians use to make something like paper__________?
Papyrus
Where the Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea and where it divides into many smaller streams is called the ________.
Nile Delta
What was the favorite pet of the Ancient Egyptians?
cats
Egyptians often cooked and slept where?
on the roof
Ancient Egypt was mostly _____?
a desert
What do we call the people in ancient Egypt who could read and write__________?
scribes
How many gods did the Egyptians believe in_________?
many gods
Name 3 subjects royal children were taught in Ancient Egyptian Schools
reading, writing, and mathematics
Egyptians clothes were made from linen, which comes from what type of plant_____.
flax
What is the huge Egyptian statue with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh called__________?
sphinx
The ruler of the Egyptians were called_______.
Pharaoh
The mummy was put into a coffin called a
__________________?
sarcophagus
Strict teachers were allowed to hit the boys on the backs with a rod.
true
What did the Ancient Egyptian children do for fun _____.
played board games and played with balls