Geography
What river flows through Egypt?
The Nile
Most Ancient Egyptians were ___, believing in many gods.
Polytheistic
What form of government did Egypt has?
Monarchy
One achievement was the construction of the ___, that were made of limestone and still stand today!
Pyramids
Who was the top of the Egyptian's social class?
The Pharaoh
The part of the river that flows wide and is shaped like a triangle at the end is called the?
Delta
One newer religion present in Egypt was ___, meaning they worship just 1 God
Monotheistic
What is the title for the leader of Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
Papyrus
Who was the lowest class in Egypt?
Slaves
What 2 seas are important for Egyptian trade?
Mediterranean and Red Sea
What is the name of the montheistic religion in Ancient Egypt?
Judaism
What type of trade did Egypt primarily use?
Bartering
How did Egyptians irrigate their fields?
By using canals and shadufs
Who knew how to read and write and often worked as tutors?
Scribes
What 2 cities served as capitals of Ancient Egypt?
Thebes and Memphis
What is 1 Egyptian god we learned about? What are they the god of?
Ra, Anubis, Thoth, Osiris, Isis, Bastet
What 2 kingdoms unite to form Ancient Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
What is the Egyptian written language called?
Hieroglyphics
Flax
The area that contains Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt is known as the?
Fertile Crescent
Who is famous for parting the Red Sea?
Mosses
Who is 1 famous pharaoh we studied? (Bonus 100- why are they famous?)
Cleopatra, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, Ramses III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun
How were archaeologists able to translate Egyptian writing?
Rosetta Stone
Who served as the right-hand man to the Pharaoh?
Vizier