Geography
What body of water does the Nile River flow into?
The Mediterranean Sea
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
King Menes
Rulers of ancient Egypt
Pharaohs
What did Egypt call norther Nubia when they conquered it?
Kush
A tall water plant found in northern Africa and southern Europe
papyrus
Not every Egyptian used hieroglyphics, but the people who did also learned what skill?
math
Buildings that have four sides shaped like triangles. The sides come together to form a point at the top.
Pyramids
A belief in a god or gods
religion
What could be made with papyrus?
Paper, shoes, boats, rope and baskets
Name three jobs an Egyptian might have..
government work, crafts, farming
Rich soil and other materials that may have been brought to an area by moving water
silt
Dead bodies that have been preserved with salts and chemicals so that they will last
mummies
Why is Egypt called "The Gift of the Nile"?
Without the Nile River Egypt would be a desert.
What were the people of Nubia known for?
pottery
Pictures and symbols used as a form of writing
hieroglyphics
Why were pharaohs buried with clothes and jewelry?
They believed they would need them for the afterlife
Why was it a good thing that the Nile River flooded?
The floods brought silt, which was a soil good for farming.
What did Egyptians believe about pharaohs?
They were children of gods
A life after one’s death
afterlife
Why did Egypt and Nubia fight?
Egypt thought controlling trade routes would make them richer