Ch. 3 Egypt

The ancient Egyptian religion was:

What is the word for the plain at the mouth of the river?

In 322 BCE, this person conquered Ancient Egypt and started the Ptolemaic Dynasty?

Why was the Nile River important to the ancient Egyptians?

Egyptians made paper from reeds called_______

A worker who is skilled in crafting good by hand is called what?

What direction did the Nile River flow?

The Great Pyramid was commissioned by King Khufu during which kingdom?

This is the term we use to describe a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group.

What was Egyptian pictograph writing called?

What is the collection of spells that guided a person in the afterlife?

Who is the Sun God?

When did the planning of the pharaoh's tomb begin?

Who is the God of the Sky?

King Tut's tomb was discovered by whom?

What do you call the oval nameplates worn by a noble?

What did the Egyptians call the desert surrounding their country?

The definition of afterlife.

She was a symbol of beauty and mother-in-law of King Tut and Queen to Akanaten.

A body treated for burial and wrapped in airtight cloth bandages is a _________.

This pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt.

Most Egyptians were part of this social class.

The nobles and priests were part of which social class?

This female pharaoh was also a regent for her stepson, Thutmose III

What was the discovery that unlocked the key to reading ancient Egyptian writing?

This was the last Macedonian pharaoh to rule Egypt.

Which pharaoh changed the religion to monotheism and believed that all should worship Aten?

The stone burial tombs of the pharaohs were called what?

Who was known as the boy pharaoh?

Egypt's fortune rested on the strength of its________.

The name of the major river that runs through Egypt.

What do you call a person who studies ancient times and people?

What do we call this monument with the head of a man and the body of a lion?

Which describes the peasants?

Which answer describes the pharaoh?

During the New Kingdom, this pharaoh expanded the empire from Nubia to Syria

What is the word they used to describe someone who ruled for a child?

Which describes the middle class?

What do you call a king in Egypt?

Who predicted when the Nile River would flood?

What is another word for a strong flood, a rush of water, or waterfall?

This female pharaoh encouraged trade.

How long did it take for the Ancient Egyptians to build a pyramid?