Nile / Art & Culture
These were some of the jewelry pieces (specifically necklaces) that Egyptian women would wear.
What are amulets?
This figure was responsible for the Battle at Qadesh (Kadesh).
Who is Rameses II (the Great)?
This is the location of the capital Akhenaten moved to.
What is Amarna?
This is the location of the capital, created under Alexander the Great.
What is Alexandria?
This person was responsible for felling the Persians and took over Egypt, placing Ptolemy I Sotor in charge.
Who is Alexander the Great?
These are rocky, shallow rapids that are natural markers for land borders.
What are the Cataracts of the Nile?
This Pharaoh was responsible for changing the pagan religion to "Atenism," becoming monotheistic.
Who is Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)?
These are the communications between Pharaohs and foreign nations about diplomacy.
What are the Amarna Letters?
This is an Ancient Wonder of the World that was destroyed in the 1300s by earthquakes.
What is the Lighthouse at Pharos?
This empire occupied Egypt not once, but twice.
Who are the Persians?
This is the fertile soil that enriches agriculture along the Nile River Delta.
What is silt?
This is a Pharaoh's wife and has a famous bust of her head in the British Museum.
Who is Nefertiti?
This is the location where many late-period Pharaohs were buried.
What is the Valley of Kings?
This location was an important center for gathering knowledge, and had over 200k books in it's repository.
What is the Library of Alexandria?
These are the people that came from mainland Europe and settled in Palestine, clashing with the Egyptians.
Who are the Sea People?
During the flooding season, farmers would contribute to these types of projects when waiting for the land to refresh.
What are building projects?
This Pharaoh only ruled for 10 years, and has several artifacts on display at the Egyptian museum in Cairo.
Who is Tutankhamen?
These type of beautiful landscapes were common among the Egyptian upper class, meant for leisure and reflection.
What are Egyptian gardens?
These were the class of people who immigrated to Egypt and became the "elites" of society?
Who were the Greek and Greek-speaking?
These were the series wars that occurred after Alexander the Great's death.
What are the Wars of the Diadochi?
The helm of the Pharaoh had a snake on it, representing...
Spitting venom at their enemies.
This Pharaoh was responsible for expanding Egypt's borders into Palestine, Syria, and Nubia.
Who is Thutmose III?
This Pharaoh was responsible for reversing the changes of the Amarna Period and reverting the religion back to polytheism.
Who is Tutankhamen?
These two were the last leaders of Ptolemaic Egypt until Julius Caesar came and took over with the Romans.
Who are Antony & Cleopatra?
This was the largest bronze-age battle in recorded history, with the Egyptians fighting the Hittites.
What is the Battle at Qadesh (Kadesh)?