Section 1
This river is the longest in the world and allowed for civilization to develop in ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile?
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.
What is mummies?
During this period from 1550 BC to 1050 BC Egypt reached the height of its power.
What is the New Kingdom?
Egyptian writing system.
What is hieroglyphics?
South of Egypt, a group of people settled in the region we now call Nubia. We know their kingdom by the name the Egyptians gave it.
What is Kush?
What were the two regions that made up ancient Egypt?
What is Upper and Lower Egypt?
Why was the pharaoh's authority never questioned?
What is the Egyptians thought of him as a god?
This job employed the most people in ancient Egypt.
What is farming?
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that the Egyptians would use to write on.
What is papyrus?
Items sent out to other regions.
What is exports?
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Who is Menes?
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
What is engineering?
This queen took over the throne for her son (Thutmose III) since he was too young to rule.
What is Hatshepsut?
A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
What is an obelisk?
This river allowed the people of Kush to develop their kingdom.
What is the Nile?
How might the Nile's cataracts have both helped and hurt Egypt?
What is provided protection against invasion, but made travel on the river difficult?
Why was embalming important to the Egyptians?
This pharaoh of the New Kingdom signed a peace treaty with the Hittite leaders.
What is Ramses the Great?
A stone slab discovered in 1799 by a French soldier that allowed scholars to figure out what the hieroglyphics said.
What is Rosetta Stone?
Kushites developed Africa's first ____ industry.
What is iron?
Why did the pharaohs of the First Dynasty wear a double crown?
What is to symbolize the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is _____ feet.
What is 481?
This group conquered Lower Egypt in the mid-1700s BC and would rule them for 200 years.
What is the Hyksos?
This great Egyptian temple had four 66-foot-tall statues which show Ramses as pharaoh.
What is the Temple of Karnak?
The capital of Kush.
What is Meroë?