Geography
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
The pharaoh was a king and believed to also be a what?
god
Why were pyramids built?
tombs for pharaohs
In the Old Kingdom, what was built?
pyramids
Who is at the top of the social structure in Egypt?
pharaohs
What river is in Egypt?
Nile
What is the life you lived after death?
the afterlife
Why were the pyramids filled with the pharaohs' belongings and riches?
they believed they needed them for the afterlife
During the Middle Kingdom, the Hyksos invaded using what?
chariots and bronze weapons
Whay was the role of women in Kush?
They were greatly respected and there were at least 8 queens
What ancient civilization is south of Egypt?
Kush
What was done to you to prepare for the afterlife?
mummification, so you had a body in the afterlife
what is an obelisk?
a tall four-sided, stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top, carved from a single stone, they were monuments to honor the pharaohs
During the New Kingdom, who was Hatsheput?
the first female pharaoh
Why did Kush collapse?
they used up their resources and had nothing to trade
Why was travel difficult on the Nile near Kush?
the cataracts
What is the belief in many gods?
polytheistic
The symbols that scribes learned to read and write
hieroglyphics
Why is King Tut Famous?
He had a tomb filled with treasure, and he was 9 when he was king and died at age 18
Who was the first pyramid built for?
Khufu
What is the Nile River Delta
the fan shaped area of the end of a river that is emptying into the Mediterranean. It is very fertile
Pharaoh Akhenaten demanded the Egyptians could only believe in what?
one god
What was found that allowed people to figure out how to read hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
What did the Kush leaders call themselves when they took over Egypt?
pharoahs
What did Egypt and Kush trade with eachother?
Egypt-papyrus, crops
Kush-ivory, ebony, wood, gold, copper