Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians had a very negative outlook on the afterlife.

A mythological creature with a body of lion and head of of a god or king.

A government system in which one person is both the political and religious leader.

The roles of the people in ancient Egypt reflected their social status .

The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

A writing similar to hieroglyphs, it was primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus

A material that produces a pleasant scent when burned.

The world's longest river that flows northward.

During the old Kingdom, pharaohs had absolute power. Whatever they wanted became law.

A massive stone tomb constructed for an Egyptian emperor.

Ancient Egyptians practiced a ____ religion, meaning many gods.

After Hatshepsut death, Thutmose declared her an Egyptian goddess and built a statue for her.

I was a French scholar, who was the first to decipher hieroglyphics using the Rosetta Stone.

I was the last great pharaoh. I conquered the region of Canaan and brought peace back to Egypt.

Hollow jars used to preserve vital human organs.

Thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant.

Ancient Egypt came to have a population of _____ at its peak .

Powerful warriors from western Asia~ conquered Egypt

What foreign army invaded and conquered ancient Egypt and 670 BC?

A ravine located across from Luxor. It is where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom are buried.

I was the Egyptian considered to be the first architect, engineer, and physician

Ancient Egyptian funerary text used to prepare for the afterlife

Today, the majority of people living in Egypt are ____, or followers of Islam.

Government officials overseeing territories and reports to the pharaoh.

A government representative sent to another empire or country

Predictable yearly flood of the Nile Valley that left behind a thick layer of silt.

I was the most famous of all Egyptian pharaohs due to my tomb being found in the 20th century.

Stone or wooden slab, often used for decree or as a memorial.

Egypt is almost the size of the state of New Mexico .

Persons who were sold into slavery for a specific amount of time to pay off a debt.

Beyond are fertile river bank lays the ___, the desert the spread out around the river.

Was the formal script used in ancient Egypt and included 500 symbols.

I was the pharaoh who followed Hatshepsut and was responsible for expanding Egypt

A form of writing that developed from the northern forms of hieratic used in the Delta region

I am the most famous of the female pharaohs, and I sought to promote and expand Egyptian trade.

The ancient Egyptians viewed men and women, except slaves, as equal under the law.

I was the Egyptian pharaoh who changed the religion from polytheistic to monotheistic.

Rich fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river.

Unskilled workers performed manual labor, such as unloading cargo from boats.

A granite steel inscribed in 196 A.D. with three scripts.

A series of rulers from the same blood line.

The largest desert in the world, which borders Egypt to the west

The largest and oldest pyramid in Egypt

I was the French lieutenant responsible for finding the Rosetta Stone .

A stone coffin

Hatshepsut ruled longer than any other female in ancient Egypt. She called herself a pharaoh .

The ancient Egyptians called their land Kemet, _______, because of dark soil left by floods.

Ancient Egypt is located on the continent of

The ruler of ancient Egypt

Which of the following were not buried with dead pharaohs in Ancient Egypt?