Ancient Egypt Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Egypt's geography protected it from what?	Invasion
What is the Bible's name for Egypt?	Mizraim
What are dangerous rapids in the Nile River called?	Cataracts
The dangerous sections of the Nile river slowed the advancement of what?	Invaders
The Nile River's current allowed who to sail northword?	Boats
Egyptians depended on the Nile River for what?	Food and water
How does the Nile River flow?	South to North
What happened when there was no water in Egypt?	Deserts
What grew nearby where the Nile flowed?	Plants
What was created where sections of the Nile river became shallow and rocky?	Dangerous rapids
What developed where the Nile River traffic slowed?	Trade settlements
Who did the Egyptians worship rather than acknowledging the true God?	The Nile
How long is the Nile River?	four thousand miles
Who is the grandson of Noah?	Mizraim
Where did the descendants of Mizraim settle?	In Northeastern Africa
What did the Nile River provide for travelers and traders?	Transportation
What were Egypt's natural barriers?	The cataracts of the Nile and the Sahara Desert
How did the Nile affect the development of civilization in Egypt?	The Nile provided water, food, and transportation. Trade settlements developed near the cataracts.
How did the Nile flooding affect the taxes people paid?	The flooding created more crop production. A nilometer was a way to measure the flooding.
Compare and contrast how taxes were determined in Egypt with the modern tax system.	The flooding of the Nile was important, and the calendar was developed based on this. The three seasons it developed were Food, Planting, and Harvest.
What was the area along the Nile to the south known as?	Upper Egypt
The plains around the Nile Delta were known as what?	Lower Egypt
A line of rulers belonging to the same family is called what?	Dynasty
Rulers of Egypt were called what?	Pharaohs
Pharos were believed to be what?	Gods
What were the pyramids of Giza built as?	Tombs for Pharaohs
Baskets, boats, roper, and paper were made from what?	Papyrus
Records and artifacts survived because of Egypt's what?	Dry, hot climate
What is Ancient Egypt writing called?	Hieroglyphics
What unlocked the Egyptian language?	Roseta Stone
What did Egyptians make from their knowledge of the anatomy of a dead body?	Mummy
What did French soldiers rename the shenu?	Cartush
Under the new dynasty, Egypt became what?	United again and had peace and stability
What did new Egypt leaders create to store Nile flood waters for the dry season?	Canals and Ponds
New Egyptian leaders restored what with it's neighbors?	Trade
What did the Egyptians build between the Nile's first and second cataracts to help control the trade routes?	Forts
Who came to Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?	Joseph
What buildings were constructed during the Middle Kingdom?	Temples, Pyramids, and Palaces
How were the pyramids described?	Small and built with red bricks
In the New Kingdom, Egyptians were conquered by who?	The Hykos
During the New Kingdom, Hykos introduced what 2 things?	1) Iron and Bronze weapons 2) Two-wheeled horse drawn charriots
Who did God instruct to tell Pharaoh to let the Isrealities go?	Moses
During the New Kingdom, Pharaohs were what kind of kings?	Warrior
During the New Kingdom, Pharaohs expanded Egypt's boarders by doing what?	Conquering neighboring peoples
Pharaohs gained wealth by trading with other civilizations to obtain what 2 items?	Gold and Ivory
During the New Kingdom, who crowned herself pharaoh, giving her more control over Egypt?	Queen Hatenshe
Who was Egypt's greatest warrior King?	Thutmose III
Which Pharaoh began his rule at age 9 and is most famous for his tomb?	Tutankhamun
Whose discoveries gave historians extensive information about how pharaohs lived and died?	Howard Carter
Who was the last Pharoh of the New Kingdom that defeated the Hittites?	Ramesses II
What did an Egyptian's social class depend on?	His wealth or power
Who was at the bottom of Egypt's social pyramid?	Farmers, Merchants, Servants, and Slaves
Who was in the middle of Egypt's social pyramid?	Priests, Soliders, Scribes, and Artisans
Who was in the upper middle class of Egypt's social pyramid?	Nobles and the Pharaoh's generals and viziers
Who was at the top of Egypt's social pyramid?	Pharaoh and his family
What did religious ceremonies were used in prayer and praise to their gods?	Songs
What was one of the main themes in Egyptian Music?	The Nile
Egyptian food consisted of bread made from what?	Wheat or Barley
Name some Egyptian foods	Melons Cucumbers Onions Figs Beets
What food did the Egyptian rivers provide?	Fish and Waterfowl
Why did Egyptians raise animals?	For their meat
Name the 4 materials Egyptian clothing was made from.	1) Linen 2) Cotton 3) Wool 4) Cloth woven from wave flax (type of plant)
Egyptians were known for their cleanliness because what was found in their ancient ruins?	Washrooms
Who wore wigs in Ancient Egypt?	Both men and women
What was a popular cosmetic made of black powder Egyptians wore?	Kohl
Who went to Egyptian schools?	Boys of upper class families
What religion did Egyptians practice?	Polytheistic
What did Egyptian families build in their houses to worship their favorite Gods?	Alters
Where did Egyptians believe they traveled to after their death?	Hall of Judgement
Who presided over the Hall of Judgement after an Egyptian's death?	God named Osiris
What was the name of the jackal-headed god that weighted a dead person's heart against the feather of truth?	Anubis
Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was the son of who?	Horus
Who did Egyptians believe was a God and High Priest of Egypt?	Pharaoh
What did Egyptians believe their religion would judge them on?	Whether they lived according to the justice and order that gods had put into the world.
Egyptians believed if their works were good enough, they would spend the afterlife where?	In a place of peace
The Bible teaches us that now one will be declared rightoeous before God based on what?	Their works
No human works meet God's perfect standard of justice.	Amen! :)

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