Vocabulary
Rulers
The Afterlife & Religion
Social Classes & Development
Miscellaneous
100
A strong flood or rush of water.
What is a cataract?
100
A powerful Egyptian ruler.
What is a pharaoh?
100
A preserved body of a dead person.
What is a mummy?
100
Women were looked upon as living models of this goddess.
Who was Isis?
100
Because ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt had this.
What is rich farmland?
200
Reeds made this early form of paper.
What is papyrus?
200
Someone who rules until a child is old enough to rule.
What is a regent?
200
In ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to do this.
What is prepare the dead for the afterlife?
200
These people could own land but usually worked the land of a wealthier person.
Who were peasants?
200
This area was a center for trade because of its location between Egypt and Central Africa.
What is Nubia?
300
Worker skilled in crafting goods by hand.
What is an artisan?
300
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
300
The chief God of Egypt.
Who was Amon-Re?
300
People used this to finally understand the meaning of Egypt's hieroglyphic writing.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
Hunting and fishing communities appeared in Nubia in this time period.
What is 6000 B.C.?
400
A mineral or combination of minerals mined for production of metals.
What is ore?
400
Woman who ruled for her son as a regent but refused to give him power when he came of age.
Who was Hatshepsut?
400
The Great Pyramid was built in this ancient city.
What is Giza?
400
The reason Egyptians counted dates and established a 365 day year.
What is they wanted to predict the floods?
400
Picture like symbols.
What are hieroglyphs?
500
A plain at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
500
The last Macedonian to rule Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra?
500
About how long did mummification take?
What is 2-3 months?
500
People usually became slaves this way.
What is being captured in war?
500
scientists who study the stars and other objects in the sky.
What are astronomers?