Lessons 1-6 Flashcards

1
Q

Identify the Red Sea on the map below

A

K

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2
Q

to supply water to land for vegetation or crops

A

irrigate

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3
Q

Identify Lower Egypt on the map below.

A

F

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4
Q

A boy’s ears are on his back.”

A

Egyptian saying

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5
Q

to convert into normal language

A

decipher

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6
Q

Identify Giza in the map below.

A

C

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7
Q

Identify the Mediterranean Sea on the map below.

A

A

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8
Q

belt or cord worn around the waist

A

girdle

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9
Q

Identify the Nile River on the map below.

A

G

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10
Q

Identify the Red Sea on the map below.

A

K

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11
Q

large waterfalls

A

cataracts

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12
Q

Sit not down when another is standing up, if he be older than thou, even if thy rank in life be higher than his.”

A

Maxims of Ani

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13
Q

Identify Upper Egypt on the map below.

A

I

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14
Q

Identify Abydos on the map below

A

H

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15
Q

object dedicated to a religious purpose

A

sacred

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16
Q

triangle-shaped piece of land where Nile becomes many streams flowing into the Mediterranean

A

the Delta

17
Q

“Egypt was the gift of the Nile.”

A

ancient Greek Historian

18
Q

a black powder used as eye makeup

A

kohl

19
Q

slab of stone used to decipher Egyptian writing

A

Rosetta Stone

20
Q

Identify Thebes (Karnak) in the city below

A

J

21
Q

person who copies documents and keeps records

A

scribe

22
Q

Identify Memphis on the map below.

A

E

23
Q

Identify Cairo on the map below.

A

D

24
Q

statue with lion’s body and human head

A

Sphinx

25
Q

Identify the Nile Delta on the map below.

A

B

26
Q

capital of Egypt; founded by Menes

A

Memphis

27
Q

northern part of Egypt

A

Lower Egypt

28
Q

Egyptian name for land; used to describe their dark-colored soil

A

kam