Pharaohs
Dressed up in clothes of a male pharaoh in order to be accepted by the Egyptian people
Hatshepsut
An imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal.
Sphinx
What are three natural barriers that protect Egypt?
Deserts - Sahara & Libyan
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Rapids in the upper Nile.
The Egyptian Sun God.
Ra
The first ever trade expedition to bring back riches instead of conquest.
Punt
Formed an army and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt.
Ahmose
Steep rapids along a river.
Cataracts
The geographical feature that is the end of the Nile River where it opens up into the Mediterranean Sea.
Delta
The key to unlocking Egyptian writing.
The Rosetta Stone
Hatshepsut first serves as a regent as her step son, ____________, was too young to assume the throne.
Thutmose III
Best known because the Great Pyramid was built in his name.
Khufu
The Nile River's annual flooding produced this fine sand/clay that acted as a nutrient for the farmland along the Nile River Valley.
Silt
Another name for Nubia.
Kush
The Boy King.
Tutankhamen
What was Hatshepsut's brother and husband?
Thutmose II
Quickly restored the worship of many deities during his rule.
Tutankhamen
This is what ancient Egyptians used to write on. It is made from a reed/plant.
Papyrus
These two rivers flow together to form the Nile.
The Blue and White Nile
A professional writer.
Scribe
What was the length of Hatshepsut's rule?
20 years
The ruler who first united upper and lower Egypt
Narmer of Menes
This technology allowed the Egyptians to control the amount of water given to crops.
Irrigation
Narmer united upper and Lower Egypt and founded the capital in this city.
Memphis
The primary trade good from Kush.
Iron
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15% or more