The papyrus plant was very important in ancient Egypt because...
Papyrus plant was used for making paper.
100
What was the main method of transportation in ancient Egypt?
Boat.
100
Egyptians wore clothing made of fabric called ___________, made from flax plants.
Linen.
100
A huge monument with the face of a human and the body of a lion is called a _____________.
Sphinx.
100
Queen _________ was the first woman pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt. She expanded traded during New Kingdom and is known for her trading expedition to a far South African land called, Punt.
Hatshepsut
200
Ancient Egyptian scribes were trained in the sacred writing called ____________ to write and record history.
Hieroglyphics
200
The southern part of the Nile River churns with __________, another word for waterfall.
Cataracts.
200
Ancient Egyptians _____ the dead body to preserve the body for afterlife.
Embalm.
200
_______ was a god with the head of a jackal who guided the dead to the underworld where ________ judged the person's soul with a feather of justice.
Anubis, Osris
200
Legend says a king named _______ united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Narmer
300
Most pictures of ancient pharaohs are depicted with these two items symbolizing their power.
Crook and Flail.
300
A delta is located in (choose one) Upper or Lower Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower.
300
The word pharaoh means the __________.
"Great House"
300
A belief in many gods is called ___________.
A belief in one god is called ___________.
Polytheism
Monotheism
300
A pharaoh named _________ ordered workers to construct the Great Pyramid, the largest pyramid ever built. It took about 20 years to build and about 20,000 Egyptians worked on it.
Khufu
400
Rank these social class in order from the top of the hierarchy to the bottom:
(Slaves) (Priests/Governors) (Pharaoh) (Scribes)
(Farmers/Merchants)
What did the floods of the Nile River provided for the farmers?
Rich black soil called Silt.
400
Line of rulers from the same family is called, __________.
Dynasty.
400
This monument is a four-sided shaft with a pyramid shaped top.
Obelisk.
400
About 2630 B.C. King _______ built a step-pyramid, which rose in a series of giant steps. It is the oldest-known large stone structure in the world.
Djoser.
500
Name three Egyptian contributions.
Any of these three:
*Number System (based on 10)
*Geometry
*Calendar (365 day system)
*Papyrus Paper
*Hieroglyphics
*Linen
*Herbs
*Bread
500
What is the black land? What is the red land?
Black land was a fertile region near the Nile River.
Red land was the desert.
500
The order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne is called __________.
Succession.
500
During the New Kingdom, this pharaoh attempted to change Egyptian religion by reforming the old gods with one god called Aton.
Akhenaton
500
This pharaoh wanted to make Egypt powerful through war. He reigned 66 years as a pharaoh and he is known for the first known peace treaty in world history.