Mr. Neff's Ancient Egypt Practice Flashcard

Front

The river system in Egypt was so important, one historian referred to Egypt as the "Gift of the ___________".

Back

Nile

Front

Whom is given credit for unifying Ancient Egypt and considered the first of the pharaohs?

Back

Menes

Front

Pyramids were built as _____________________.

Back

royal tombs for the pharaohs.

Front

The head of Ancient Egyptian society was known as the __________.

Back

pharaoh

Front

The Ancient Egyptians practiced _______________, the worship of many gods.

Back

polytheism

Front

Which writing system was used by the Ancient Egyptians? Options: pictographs, sanskrit, cuneiform, hieroglyphs

Back

hieroglyphs

Front

The largest pyramids were built in the ________ Kingdom.

Back

Old

Front

During the mummification process, all of the organs were removed except the _____________.

Back

heart

Front

The ______________ allowed Egyptology to decode the Ancient Egyptian writing system because it contained script written in three different languages, one being Ancient Greek.

Back

Rosetta Stone

Front

The largest pyramid is named after which famous pharaoh?

Back

Khufu