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What river did
ancient Egypt
develop on?
The Nile
What was the
northern part of
Egypt called?
Lower Egypt
What are cascades
and falls on the
river south of
Egypt called?
Cataracts
What desert is
Egypt in?
The Sahara
What seas border
on the north and
on the east of
Egypt?
The Mediterranean
Sea and the Red
Sea
What was the title
for the ruler of
Egypt?
Pharaoh
What leader built
many temples and
his mummy is still
preserved after
3,000 years?
Ramses
Who was the first
female ruler of
Egypt?
Hatshespsut
Who was the first
to unite Upper and
Lower Egypt?
Menes
The tomb of what
leader of Egypt was
found in the early
1900s?
Tutankhamen
(King Tut)
The rulers of Egypt
were believed to
have descended
from what sun
god?
Re or Atum
In Egyptian
Mythology, what
god was cut to
pieces but brought
back to life?
Osiris
Who was the river
goddess who
brought her
husband back to
life?
Isis
The Egyptian
religion had many
gods. What is the
term for such a
religion?
Polytheistic
Which leader tried
to convert Egypt to
the belief in one
God?
Amenhotep
(Akhenaton)
What are the three
periods of
Egyptian history?
Old, Middle, and
New Kingdoms
What is the term for
the group of people
who helped run the
government?
Bureaucracy
What guards the
pyramids at Giza?
The Sphinx
What kingdom was
the “Golden Age” of
Ancient Egypt?
The Middle
Kingdom
What group of
people overran the
Middle Kingdom
with the use of
bronze and chariots?
Hyksos
How often does the
main river of
Egypt flood?
Annually
What Egyptian queen
tried to make an
alliance with Rome
but failed and
committed suicide?
Cleopatra
What did the ancient
Egyptians do to
preserve the body for
the afterlife?
Mummification
What office in
Egypt was second
only to the king?
Vizier
What area of math
aided the
Egyptians in their
building?
Geometry
What was the form
of writing of the
Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What was built for
King Khofu that
has a base of 13
acres?
The Great
Pyramid
Mummification
helped doctors in the
study of the body.
What is the study of
the body called?
Anatomy
What was made of
reeds that Ancient
Egyptians wrote
on?
Papyrus
What machine was
made to help get
water from the
river for irrigation?
The Shadoof
Make your wager
The Nile River is
the longest in the
world.
Approximately
how long is it?
4000 miles