The Nile River
The longest river in the world, begins in East Africa and flows about 3,500 miles north to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
More than 7,000 years ago, people in Egypt began growing this type of crop in the fertile soil left by the Nile floods.
What are grains?
This king is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 BCE
Who is Narmer?
This person was at the very top of Egypt’s social pyramid and was considered a god-king
Who is the pharaoh?
This female pharaoh took the throne of Egypt when her stepson was too young to rule
Who is Hatshepsut?
Two main sources feed the Nile River—one flowing from Lake Victoria and the other from the highlands of present-day Ethiopia.
What are the White Nile and the Blue Nile?
Egyptian farmers built these to trap the Nile’s floodwaters and allow the soil to absorb water
What are earthen walls?
This young pharaoh ruled for only nine years during the New Kingdom era
Who is Tutankhamen?
These groups of people, including priests and officials, helped the pharaoh govern Egypt
Who are nobles, priests, and officials?
To gain the support of Egyptians, Hatshepsut wore this traditional symbol of a pharaoh’s power.
What is a false beard?
In ancient times, this region, now called Sudan, was known by these two names.
What are Nubia and Kush?
The term for the extra food produced by farmers, which was more than their families needed
What is a food surplus?
This term refers to a system of offices and officials that handled the business of government in ancient Egypt.
What is a bureaucracy?
This group of people kept records for Egypt’s bureaucracy
Who are scribes?
Hatshepsut increased Egypt’s wealth through trade, including a famous expedition to this land in East Africa
What is Punt?
Droughts could bring hunger by causing
What is crop to fail?
Local rulers collected part of the farmers' surplus in the form of these
What are taxes?
During this kingdom, Egypt reached the height of its power, conquering lands in Asia and Africa
What is the New Kingdom?
Painters, stonecutters, and builders belonged to this middle level of Egyptian society
Who are artisans?
Hatshepsut had the story of her successful trade expedition recorded in this type of structure.
What is a temple?
Before reaching Egypt, the Nile roared through six of these rocky rapids, making upstream travel impossible.
What are cataracts?
The term for skilled workers who practiced handicrafts, such as weaving and pottery.
What are artisans?
Pharaohs of this Egyptian kingdom built canal systems to manage the Nile’s floods.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Most Egyptians worked in this occupation, producing food during the growing season and laboring on the pharaoh’s projects in the off-season.
What are farmers?
Hatshepsut’s rule was notable for being largely this, unlike the reigns of many other pharaohs
What is peaceful?