Vocabulary
A deposit at the mouth of a river. This is found at the top of the Nile.
What is a delta?
His tomb was found undisturbed, known as the "boy" king.
King Tut
Egypt is found in this continent.
What is Africa?
Ancient Egyptians relied on this river for survival.
What is the Nile?
This was the name of the first kingdom in Nubia.
What is Kerma?
A style of writing using symbols that stood for sounds, and letters.
What is Hieroglyphics?
Pharaohs were thought to be this on earth.
What is a god?
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called this.
What is Upper Egypt?
There are many of these steep rapids along the Nile river.
What are cataracts?
One of the products found in Nubia that was used in trade.
What are gold, jewels, cattle, slaves, ivory, giraffes?
This process was used to preserve bodies previous to burial.
What is mummification?
She was one of Egypt's only female pharaohs.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
This is a religion that worships many gods and goddesses.
What is polytheism?
This method allowed the Egyptians to control the amount of water given to crops.
What is irrigation?
These were built in Nubia which show the influence of Egyptian culture.
What are pyramids?
This is the name you would give to a government that has a person who is both a religious leader and political leader.
What is a theocracy?
This Pharaoh changed the religion of Egypt from Polytheist to Monotheist.
Who is Akhenaton?
The Nile flooded every year, bringing rich soil called this. This also happened in Mesopotamia.
What is silt?
The Nile River empties into this Sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This group conquered the Kush empire 50 years after it took over Egypt.
Who are the Assyrians?
A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile.
What is papyrus?
This Pharaoh accomplished so much during his rule that he earned the nickname "The Great".
Who is Ramses?
We looked at a pyramid which showed the jobs and status of Ancient Egyptians. This is called a ________ pyramid.
What is social?
These two rivers flow together to form the Nile.
What are the Blue and White Nile?
This king of Kush invaded Egypt, and eventually ruled it all. He finished the conquest that his father started.
Who is piye?