People
This person became pharaoh at age nine
Who was Tutankhamun or King Tut
An ancient kingdom and later a modern country in northeastern Africa
What is Egypt
A device for dipping water from the Nile River into an irrigation canal
What is a shadoof
A triangular shaped diagram that shows the social structure of society
What is the social pyramid
A line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family
What is a dynasty
This person discovered and cataloged King Tut’s tomb
Who was Howard Carter
A large tomb constructed on a rectangular base with 4 sloping triangular sides
What is a pyramid
Fan-shaped area of fertile land at the mouth of a river
What is a delta
An oval shape containing hieroglyphs of a name written inside
What is a cartouche
A ruler of Egypt is known as this
What is a pharaoh
This person translated Egyptian hieroglyphics
Who was Jean-François Champollion
The river that flows from central Africa through Egypt; also known as the longest river in the world
What is the Nile River
This plant was used to make baskets, boats, rope, and paper
What is papyrus
A dead body that has been preserved from decaying
What is a mummy
The Egyptian calendar is based on the phases of what?
What is the moon
This person was one of Egypt’s last pharaohs
Who was Rameses II
An ancient land along the Nile stretching from just south of Egypt to Khartoum in present day Sudan
What is Kush
A device for measuring the Nile’s water levels
What is a nilometer
A stone coffin
What is a sarcophagus
Two types of clocks used to tell time
What is a sundial and a water clock
This person was Queen of Egypt
Who was Queen Hatsheput
The largest of three pyramids in the valley of Giza; built for the pharaoh Khufu
What is The Great Pyramid
A large ornament worn on a necklace and thought to protect the wearer from evil spirits
What is an amulet
An ancient rock stele or monument carved with Egyptian hieroglyphics, Greek and other scripts
What is the Rosetta Stone
People who invaded Egypt at the beginning of the New Kingdom
Who were the Hyksos