Vocab
Built a capital in Memphis to unify Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes
Egyptian god of the afterlife.
Who is Osiris
The Nile river flows through these regions in Egypt.
What is Upper and Lower Egypt
Money that was used to build the pryamids.
What is tax money
The Egyptians began to build pyramids in the time period.
What is the Old Kingdom
Was the most famous pharaoh from the Old Kingdom.
Who is Khufu
Was the main belief of Egyptian religion.
What is the afterlife
Land near this was great for settlements and farming.
This contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom.
What is Egypt's conquest of distant lands
First female Pharaoh
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
Was the most famous female pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut
This person was blamed if something like a natural disaster or a disease outbreak occurred.
Who is the Pharaoh
These were natural barriers that protected Egypt from invaders.
What are cataracts, mountains, and desert
Egypt became like this because of their leading military power.
What is a rich country
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty
Is a triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river.
What is the Nile delta
This explained natural events in Egypt for the Egyptians.
What is their religion
Provided protection from invaders
What is the desert, cataracts, Red sea, or Mediterranean Sea
These caused social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom.
What is increase in farming, increase in population, and a need for government officials
Historians and archaeologists did not know much about Ancient Egypt until this.
What is the Rosetta Stone
Was a great warrior and builder and one of the longest reining Pharaoh.
Who is Ramses
This showed their joint rule over these areas.
What is the double crown
This land was called this because it was fertile and could be farmed
What is the Gift of the Nile
These people became leaders of Egypt around 3200 BC.
What are wealthy farmers
Was a young pharaoh who died. Was famous because modern historians found him.
Who is King Tut