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Egypt
Egypt- DMS 6th
| Hint | Answer |
|---|---|
| triangular-shaped land formed by the deposit of silt at the mouth of a river | delta |
| large waterfall | cataract |
| where the Egyptians believed they went at their time of dying | afterlife |
| time of pulling and storing of crops | harvest |
| Egyptians used these to control floods | canals |
| king | pharaoh |
| Egyptian writing | hieroglyphics |
| Egyptian paper | papyrus |
| burial place for the dead | pyramids |
| reason Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies | to help their soul in the afterlife |
| Pharaoh Khufu built this pyramid | Great Pyramid at Giza |
| most powerful Egyptian god | Amon-Re |
| Women did these things in Ancient Egypt | household matters, priestesses in the temples, craftworkers, allowed to own property |
| children of this social class attended school | upper class |
| top of Egyptian social classes | Pharaoh |
| Second social class | nobles and priests |
| 3rd social class | craftsworkers, merchants (business owners), and scribes |
| 4th social class | farmers |
| lowest social class | servants |
| Amenhotep practiced this belief in one god | monotheism |
| the name of the god Amenhotep IV worshipped | Aton |
| first and only woman pharaoh | Hatshepsut |
| place Amenhotep moved Egypt capital to | Akhetaton |
| type of belief Amenhotep held | monotheism |
| 9 year-pharaoh | King Tut |
| 2 ways the Nile affected the lifestyle of the Egyptians | transportation, religion, government, farming |
| Egyptians city-states | nomes |