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2. What was the name given to an Egyptian ruler?

3. Pharaoh

4. What did Egyptians believe a pharaoh would become when he or she died?

5. A god

6. What was the name of the female pharaoh?

7. Hatshepsut

8. In 1922, who discovered King Tut’s tomb?

9. Howard Carter

10. Where were the pharaohs located in the social structure of ancient Egypt?

11. At the top of the pyramid

12. Reeds from along the Nile were used to make Egyptian paper called ______.

13. papyrus

14. What is an area of fertile land at the mouth of a river known as?

15. A delta

16. When soil is carried and mixed with water, what is it called?

17. Silt

18. The Nile River flows from ______to ______.

19. South to North

20. The Nile was sometimes referred to as a “Super Highway.” Why does it deserve that name?

21. It allowed Egyptians to trade goods with people from other countries.

22. What are mummies?

23. The preserved and wrapped bodies of the dead.

24. What was an Egyptian pyramid’s primary function? (Main role)

25. It served as a burial chamber, or tomb, for the pharaoh.

26. The process used to keep bodies from decaying is called _______.

27. Embalming

28. How did the Egyptians remove the brain from the body before mummifying it?

29. Through the nostrils of the nose.

30. Why did the Egyptians preserve the bodies of the dead?

31. To achieve happiness in the afterlife.

32. Egypt is located on what continent?

33. Africa

34. Why did the Egyptians bury their possessions with them?

35. To take them to the afterlife

36. What is another name for mounds and ridges of sand heaped up by the wind?

37. Dunes

38. What artifact was an important discovery because it helped to decode Egyptian writing?

39. The Rosetta Stone

40. What were the names of Egypt’s three kingdoms?

41. Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom

42. FINAL JEOPARDY Correctly spell the name for the Egyptian writing system based on pictures.

43. Hieroglyphics