The History of Egypt (7th Grade)

Final step in mummy making process

Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt.

Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile never flooded the land around it.

Ramses the Great is best remembered as

Egypt's political & cultural center used to be in

Kingdom south of Egypt

Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.

In ancient Egypt women had the right to

The pyramid texts are

Ruled Egypt 160 years after Old Kingdom fell

Egypt faced a strong invasion by

Describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile

Military career allowed people to

What job employed most people in Egypt?

Reason Egyptians built spectacular pyramids

Area not conquered by Egypt

How Egyptian farmers prepared land for flooding

Female pharaoh remembered for monuments built to her

Around 1750 BC, the Hyksos

Pharaoh was the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt. It means “great house”.

Application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Factor that contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom

An example of a great Egyptian temple

A good description of nobles

How the Rosetta Stone helped historians 

The people who moved into the Nile Valley 12,000 years ago were farmers from other regions.

Statement that supports that the Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement

Difference in Upper & Lower Egypt's king's appearance

Egypt's midde class included

Rapids along a river

In 1922 archaeologists found the undisturbed tomb of

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him

Reason sailing on the southern Nile was difficult

1st step in embalming process was

How people looked in Egyptian paintings

Who would the people in Egypt blame if crops failed?

Long lasting paperlike material made from reeds

In order to build pyramids the government

In Egypt artisans and architects were

Has body of lion & head of another human or another animal

The Egyptian writing system is called

We have always known how to read hieroglyphics.

Historians & archaeologists didnt know hieroglyphics existed until Rosetta Stone was discovered

During the flood season farmers did this

Why tombs were filled with treasures

Tall four sided pillar pointed on top

Important Egyptian gods included

The 500 year period from 2700 to 2200 BC

Egypt's 1st pharaoh

Statues, jewelry and pottery were made by

Merchants and traders made up a large segment of Egypt’s population.

The significance of a sphnix

Why people wanted a good afterlife for pharaoh

Upper and Lower Egypt was unified by

Landscape on both sides of the Nile River

Reason Upper & Lower Egypt were called by those names