Language of the gods
What was the writing system of the Ancient Egyptians called?
Hieroglyphics
What architecture did the Ancient Egyptians build?
Pyramids
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
True or False: Hieroglyphics did not use punctuation and could be written in any direction.
True
This invention was made out of papyrus that grew near the Nile River.
Paper
These mountains are located in northeast Africa, near the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlas Mountains
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
The pyramids were tombs for the dead Pharaohs.
Hieroglyphics were picture words that were carved into stone or sometimes written on paper made out of what?
Papyrus
This invention used the sun or water to tell time.
A clock
What desert is Egypt located in?
Sahara desert
How did the Nile River help the people of Ancient Egypt. (3 things)
food, trade, transportation
Only certain people could read and write in Ancient Egypt. These people were called.
Scribes
The Egyptians were the first to make this invention with 365 days.
A calendar
Mediterranean Sea
This invention was used like a pulley to irrigate crops.
A Shaduf