Geography
Society
Religion
Pyramids & Writing
Kush
100

The longest river in the world, and the lifeline of ancient Egypt

Nile River

100

The three eras of Egyptian kingdoms

Old, Middle, New

100

The belief in multiple gods

Polytheism

100

The purpose of pyramids

Tombs for Egyptian Royalty

100

Kush's most famous resource, desired by Egypt, Greece, and Rome

Iron Tools & Weapons

200

The term ancient Egyptians used for the desert

The Red Land

200

Egypt's government structure

Bureaucracy

200

The embalming process used by wealthy Egyptians

Mummification

200

The lightweight reed used for Egyptian writing

Papyrus

200

Tribute items paid by Kush to the Egyptians

Gold, Cattle, Ivory, Ostrich Feathers, Slaves

300

The two kingdoms of Egypt, eventually united by Narmer

Upper & Lower Egypt

300

The term for the top official in Egyptian government

Vizier

300

If you were bad in life, this organ would be eaten by Ammit after the weighing ceremony

Heart

300

The Egyptian written language

Hieroglyphs

300

Egyptian ideas adopted by the Kushites

Government structure, religion, pyramids, divinity of kings

400

The name Egypt called their country, meaning "black land"

Kemet

400

The best-known female pharaoh

Hatshepsut

400

The instruction manual for how to get to the afterlife

The Book of the Dead

400

The pharaoh who built the most monuments

Ramses II

400

The term for the Kushite writing system

Meroitic Script

500

The star that appeared around the time of the Nile's flooding

Sirius

500

The five levels of Egypt's social pyramid

Pharaoh

Nobles, Priests, Government Officials

Scribes

Merchants & Artisans

Farmers, Servants, Slaves

500

The pharaoh was said to be this god in human form

Horus

500

The architect who designed the first pyramid

Imhotep

500

The first pharaoh to send traders across the Mediterranean

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