Early Rulers
What were the leaders of Ancient Egypt known as?
Pharaohs
The ancient Egyptians believed that the gods/goddesses controlled ___________________
Natural Forces
Egyptian pharaohs were buried in tombs called ________________
Pyramids
In the social structure of ancient Egypt, who had the most power?
The pharaoh
What was the name of the ancient Egyptian sun god?
Re
What was the name for the type of government found in Ancient Egypt?
Theocracy
What was the name of the book that ancient Egyptians studied to prepare themselves for the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
Which king was the Great Pyramid built for?
King Khufu
Which social class was the largest in ancient Egypt and contained the farmers and unskilled workers?
Lower Class
Through embalming, ancient Egyptians created ____________________ to preserve their dead.
Mummies
What was the name of the government officials who the pharaoh appointed to help oversee parts of Ancient Egypt?
Bureaucrats
What was the name for the process of preserving dead bodies and preparing them for the afterlife?
Embalming
During what time of year was most of the work on the pyramids accomplished?
Summer months
What did young boys often learn from their fathers in ancient Egypt?
Their fathers' trade
What was the name of the ancient Egyptian river god?
Hapi
Ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were the children of _____________
Re
Through the process of creating mummies, ancient Egyptians learned a lot about ________________. They wrote the first books about this topic.
Medicine
The Great Pyramid is about 10 miles from the modern city of _______________ (Egypt's capital city).
Cairo
Women in ancient Egypt often had _________________ than women in other ancient civilizations
More Rights
The ancient Egyptians invented the ____________________________ with 12 months divided into three seasons.
What was the word for where ancient Egyptians stored grain from harvests?
Granaries
Which ancient Egyptian god ruled over the underworld?
Osiris
What was the name of the first great engineer who built pyramids?
Imhotep
Which ancient Egyptian social class sometimes lived with their extended families?
Lower class (farm families)
What did the word pharaoh originally mean, before becoming the name for Egyptian rulers?
Great House