History Flashcards
What did ancient Egyptians use to water their crops (spelling counts)?
A shaduf.
What is ancient Egyptian writing called (spelling counts)?
Hieroglyphics.
What did ancient Egyptians write on before they wrote on paper?
Stone.
How long is the Nile River?
6 600 km (4258 miles).
Name three things the Nile is used for.
Answers: fertile soil, food, water, transport and it was part of ancient Egyptian religion.
How did the red land help ancient Egyptians?
It gave them protection from other armies.
What crop did the ancient Egyptians use to make paper?
Papyrus.
Where does the Nile River begin?
Tanzania.
Who was known as the boy king?
King Tutankhamun.
What is the name of the river in Egypt?
The Nile
Name three things that ancient Egyptians invented.
Any three from the following list: paper, the sail, the 365-day calendar, fractions, the ox-drawn lough, legal contracts, black ink.
What is a society?
A community of people with shared laws and traditions.
What is the word / name for an Egyptian king?
The pharaoh
What was the person who gives advice and helps people sort out their problems?
An advisor
What was a scribe?
A person whose job it is to write down important things.
What are mummies?
Dead bodies preserved with oils and wrapped in strips of cloth for burial.
Name two famous female pharaohs.
Cleopatra and Nefertiti
Who was the first queen of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
What is a pyramid?
A large stone tomb for an Egyptian king or queen, with sides like triangles.
What is the name for a tall pointed stone put up in memory of a person?
An obelisk
The discovery of the ____________ in 1799 enabled us to understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What is the study of how living bodies work?
Physiology
What is anatomy the study of?
How bones and muscles in the human body fit together.
What is an activist
Someone who is actively involved in a protest or a political or social cause.
When was Frances Baard born
1901
What was the Gariep dam first called
The Verwoerd dam
What are the oldest mountains in the world
The Makhonjwa Mountains
Where is the Aloe found
In the Eastern Cape
What is the Aloe used to cure
Stomach Aches
What is heratige
Something that is handed down from the past
Where was Frances Baard born
In Kimberley
Where was the Gold Rhino found
In Mapungubwe
