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100
Who was Egypt's first leader?
Menes
100
What is a sphinx?
An imaginary animal with the body of a lion and the head of human or other animal.
100
What is the body of water inito which the Nile empties?
Mediterranean Sea
100
What is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes?
engineering
100
Describe what an obelisk looks like.
4 sided pillar with a pointed top and writing on it.
200
Who are the people who recorded religious texts and kept records?
scribes
200
What is the spirit that Egyptians believed left the body and moved into the afterlife?
ka
200
rapids in the Nile River
What is the definition of cataracts?
200
What is the artifact that was discovered that allowed archaelogists to understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
200
Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
Howrd Carter
300
What is the class of people sho had the right to "earn" freedom?
Slaves
300
In 2050, a powerful pharaoh united Egypt and began this kingdom.
Middle
300
What is the area that contains fertile soil and silt?
delta
300
What is the process called that preserves bodies?
mummification
300
What is the name of the kingdom south of Egypt that traded with them?
Kush
400
Who was the pharaoh who fought the Hittites?
Ramses the Great
400
What is the belief that means belief in more than one god?
polytheism
400
What is the continent on Which Egypt is located?
Africa
400
What is the written writing system of Ancient Egypt?
hieroglyphics
400
What is the dynasty that began the Old Kingdom?
Third
500
What are the four social classes in Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh - nobles (scribes/merchants), farmers-slaves
500
What is the main focus of ancient Egyptians' religion?
The Afterlife
500
What are two physical features that protected ancient Egypt from invaders?
Nile, Meditteranean Sea, desert
500
What is the material that was used to create an early form of paper?
papyrus
500
Who is the pharaoh that is best known for the monuments that were built for him?
Khufu