Vocabulary
Specializations/ Social Classes
Achievements
Religion
Miscellaneous
100
the absolute ruler of ancient Egypt
Who is the pharaoh?
100
This was the highest ranking position in Egyptian society.
What is the pharaoh?
100
Due to their ability to mummify, ancient Egyptians were able to conduct these, the first of their kind.
What are surgeries?
100
Egyptians practiced this form of religion where they worshiped several gods and goddesses.
What is polytheism?
100
He is the god of the sun.
Who is Re (Ra)?
200
What the Egyptians thought followed the end of life on earth
What is the afterlife?
200
The slaves of ancient Egypt were primarily these
What are prisoners of war?
200
This is a paper material created from reeds.
What is papyrus?
200
When ancient Egyptians died they believed their heart was weighed by this god.
Who is Anubis?
200
The pharaoh Khufu constructed this massive structure on the Giza Plateau.
What is the Great Pyramid?
300
to preserve a body in preparation for the afterlife
What is embalm(ing)?
300
These men and women were responsible for pleasing the gods and maintaining temples.
What are priests?
300
This is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs.
What is geometry?
300
Ancient Egyptians believed that this god was murdered by his brother and ultimately became the lord of the underworld.
Who is Osiris?
300
These were the people in ancient Egypt who bought and sold goods from artisans.
Who were merchants?
400
pictures that stand for words or sounds
What are hieroglyphs (hieroglyphics)?
400
They were the only people allowed to hold government posts in ancient Egypt.
Who were nobles?
400
The process of embalming a body and preparing it for burial in Egyptian afterlife.
What is mummification?
400
Gods in ancient Egypt were associated with these two aspects of Egyptian life (need both for the points).
What are nature and the afterlife?
400
This goddess was married to another god who was murdered by his brother, Set.
Who is Isis?
500
second in command in ancient Egypt; chief judge
Who is the vizier?
500
During long periods of peace, these men supervised the peasants, farmers, and slaves who were involved in building structures such as pyramids and palaces.
Who were soldiers?
500
This invention was created as a direct result of Egyptians observing the changing position of the star Sirius.
What is the 365-day calendar (calendar)?
500
These were the burial places of ancient Egyptians that were maintained by their surviving family members.
What were tombs?
500
These upper class people were the record keepers of society.
Who was a scribe?