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Architecture & the Arts
Pharaohs
Science, Math and Education
Religion & Afterlife
Farming & Trade
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Pyramids
What was built and is still visible in Giza today?
100
Family of rulers whose right to rule is hereditary
What is a dynasty?
100
calendar based on movements of the moon
What type of calendar was created and used by the Ancient Egyptians?
100
burial chambers for Noblemen and Pharaohs so they could arrive in the Afterlife with all their cherished posessions
What is the purpose of the pyramids?
100
the government
Who controlled trade in Ancient Egypt?
200
Used Ramps and levers
How did they move heavy stones?
200
Amenhotep
Which Pharaoh tried to bring monotheism to the Ancient Egyptians?
200
Hieroglyphics
What is the name given to Ancient Egyptian writing?
200
mummification
What is the method used to prepare a body for burial?
200
peasants
Who did most of the farm work?
300
Sphinx
What is marking the entry way to the Pyramids as if on guard?
300
wore men's clothes and a false beard,
How did Hatsheput, the first and only woman to serve as Pharaoh, wear to appear strong and masculine?
300
Wealthy children could be "scribes" and learn to read and write
Who could learn to read and write in Ancient Egypt?
300
polytheism
The Ancient Egyptian belief in more than one God is called
300
first people to build seagoing ships
Why is it significant that trade was conducted by sea?
400
sculpture and painting
What kind of artwork was greatly valued by Ancient Egyptians?
400
Middle Kingdom
During which Kingdom did the Pharaohs unite Egypt?
400
fractions and geometry
What kind of math did the Ancient Egyptians invent and use?
400
Strong belief in an Afterlife
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe about death and what happens when we die?
400
peasants
Who could not keep most of the crops they grew?
500
Old Kingdom
Which Ancient Egyptian Kingdom built the Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx?
500
Ramses II
Who is considered to be most powerful of Pharaohs?
500
huge stone slab inscribed with heiroglyphics, Greek and another type of Egyptian writing that allowed historians to understand Egyptian heiroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone and why is it significant?
500
through the nose
How is the brain removed from the body during the mummification process?
500
New Kingdom
When did the Egyptians become an empire?