Geography
A plain at the mouth of a river is called this.
What is a delta?
The pharaohs of Egypt had complete control over their people. This was called ______________
What is absolute power?
These were huge buildings that had four sloping walls shaped like triangles.
What were pyramids?
The Nubian section of the Nile River contained six of these rock-filled rapids.
What were cataracts?
This is someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule. Hatshepsut was one for her stepson, Thutmose III.
What is a regent?
A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group is called this.
What is a dynasty?
An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta.
What is papyrus?
According to legend, this pharaoh united upper and lower Egypt.
Who was Menes? (or Narmer)
An important crop in both ancient and modern Egypt.
What is cotton?
This is why the Nubians developed a trade route over land.
What is the cataracts on the Nile River limited travel?
This is when the planning for a pharaoh's tomb began.
What is when the pharaoh was crowned?
Nubia was nicknamed this because of all the skilled archers there.
What is "Land of the Bow"?
This female ruler expanded trade and public building.
Who is Hatshepsut?