Egypt or Mesopotamia?
Architecture
Technology
Religion
Important Facts
100
Pyramids
Egypt
100
pyramids were built to honor _____________
Who are pharaohs?
100
This River flooded once a year and brought nutrients to the farms of ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
100
This is the process of preserving a dead body (usually a pharaoh) to prepare its journey to the afterlife
What is mummification?
100
This is Mr. Kebbell's middle name
What is Franklin?
200
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
200
These Egyptian tombs are one of the seven wonders of the world and almost 5000 years old!
What are the pyramids?
200
This was the Egyptian writing system
What is hieroglyphics?
200
True or False: The pharaoh was not a real person but a mythological god that Egyptians worshiped.
False: the pharaoh was a human believed to be a physical representation of the gods.
200
This is the first era or "kingdom" of ancient Egypt, and was the period in which the pyramids were constructed
What is the Old Kingdom?
300
Hammurabi
Mesopotamia
300
True or false: The people who built the pyramids were enslaved and mistreated
false
300
This is the name for man made rivers that help bring water to farms.
What is irrigation?
300
True or false: It was illegal for a woman to be pharaoh
False
300
This pharaoh built large temples, created new trade routes, and had their legacy erased after their death
Who was Hatshepsut?
400
Elections to decide on leaders
Neither Egypt nor Mesopotamia
400
This is the name of the largest pyramid in Egypt, built for Pharaoh Khufu.
What is the Great Pyramid (of Giza)?
400
This two wheeled cart gave Egypt a strong advantage in warfare
What is a chariot?
400
Before getting into the afterlife, an Egyptian's heart would have to be lighter than _____________
What is an ostrich feather?
400
This was the name of the Northern part of Egypt that was closest to the sea and had a lower elevation
What is Lower Egypt?
500
Polytheism
Egypt AND Mesopotamia
500
Almost every city in Ancient Egypt was built within one mile of ___________
What is the Nile River?
500
This was the paper Egyptian's invented from a reed in the Nile
What is Papyrus?
500
This is the Egyptian god of stability, justice, and truth
Who is Ma'at?
500
This was the final era or "kingdom" of Egypt before it was invaded by Rome in 30 BCE.
What is the New Kingdom?