Vocab
The drawings or symbols that represent a word or sound
What is hieroglyphics?
They were at the top of the pyramid
Who was the Pharaoh?
The replacement of paper in Egypt
What is papyrus?
The first women to rule Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut?
They traded grain for gold
What is Egypt?
The system of government officials who carry out government rules, they also collect taxes
What is bureaucracy?
The only people who knew how to read and write
Who are scribes?
The pyramids were used as
What is tombs for pharaohs?
Used war and building monuments to strengthen Egypt
Who is Ramses II?
You couldn't travel by boat because of
What is the Niles cataracts?
The buying and selling of goods and services
What is commerce?
Helped the Pharaoh govern Egypt
Who are the priests?
Name two Egyptian inventions
What is hieroglyphics, glass, bowling, and anatomy, etc
Hatshepsut's step son, who was the greatest military leader
Who is Thutmose III
Egypt was conquered by
What was Kush?
The hard white substance from the tusks of an elephant
What is ivory?
Most people in Egypt were
Who are farmers?
The type of calendar used
What is lunar?
He became king when he was only 9 years old
Who is King tut?
Queen-mothers were called
What is Candaces?
The black wood from West Africa
What is ebony?
The bottom of the pyramid (name three)
Who are farmers, servants and slaves?
The achievement in astronomy
What is Sirius the Star
They married their half brother
Who is Hatshepsut?
Kush was conquered by
What is the kingdom of Axum?