Geography and Ancient Egypt
The Old Kingdom
The Middle and New Kingdom
Egyptian Achievements
Ancient Kush
100
Strong rapids in the Nile River
What are cataracts
100
In their political system, Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was
What is both god and king
100
paths followed by traders
What is trade routes
100
paper
What is papyrus
100
describe the location
What is south of Egypt along the Nile
200
The Nile River flows into this
What is the Mediterranean Sea
200
Much of Egyptian religion focused on
What is the afterlife
200
Egypt's greatest battles was when Ramses fought who
Who are the Hittites
200
Egyptian writing
What is hieroglyphics
200
another word for trader
What is merchant
300
The northern region of Egypt is called Lower Egypt and the southern region of Egypt is called Upper Egypt...why
What is because of the Nile's flow (flows north)
300
Only these people could be mummified
What is the elite (wealthy/powerful)
300
How were the Hyksos able to defeat Egypt
What is because of their chariots and advanced weapons
300
helped to translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
300
a system of people in different lands who trade goods
What is trade network
400
A triangular shaped area of land made of soil depostied by a river is this
What is the Nile Delta
400
Put the social hierarchy in order from top to bottom
What is pharaoh, nobles, scribes and skilled workers, then farmers, peasants, and slaves
400
female ruler who worked to increase trade making Egypt wealthy and powerful
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
400
statues with the head of a human and the body of a lion
What is a sphinx
400
items sent out... items brought in (answer them in that order)
What is export and import
500
Rising to power in Upper Egypt, this man wanted to unify Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes
500
The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
Who is Khufu
500
the two problems that occured during the end of the Old Kingdom (name both)
What is 1. wealth and power of pharaohs declined 2. nobles took power away from the pharaohs
500
tall, four-sided pillar pointed on top
What is obelisk
500
the two seas that the ancient Kush people traded along
What is Mediterranean and Red
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