Standards 13 and 14
This land formation is located at the mouth of the Nile River.
What is the Nile Delta?
Early ancient Egyptians thought of the pharaohs as what?
What are gods on Earth?
First pharaoh in the history of Egypt.
Who was Narmer/Menes?
Creation of the Egyptians, used to wrap things and later to write on.
What is papyrus?
The Nubians were also known as this.
Who are the Kush or Kushites?
Ancient Egypt, the kingdom, was broken into what two main parts?
What is Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?
People were organized in ancient Egyptian society based on what?
What is their occupation?
Pharaoh who was famous not for what he did, but because of what was found in his nearly intact tomb.
Who is King Tut?
Huge buildings many believe were used as elaborate burial places for some of the pharaohs?
What are the pyramids?
Items many wanted to trade with Nubia for.
What is gold and ebony?
Upper Egypt was located where along the Nile River.
What is in the south at the start of the river.
Ancient Egyptians worshiped multiple gods and goddess, making them this.
What is polytheistic.
Perhaps the most successful pharaoh of the all from a military and building perspective.
Who was Pharaoh Ramses?
Style of Egyptian writing we learned how to read after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
What was hieroglyphics?
Armies would hire Nubian soldiers for this reason.
What is their skills with the bow and arrow.
the calendar of the ancient Egyptians was based on what?
The flooding of the Nile River and how predictable it was.
The ancient Egyptians practice of preparing bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
The most successful female pharaoh of all-time, most the most successful regardless of gender.
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
Strange statue found near the pyramids that is debated about by scholars as to why it was built, when, and of whom.
What is the Great Sphinx?
How long Nubia ruled Egypt.
What is almost 100 years?
Egyptians invented this to get water from a lower place to a higher place.
What is a shadoof?
Ancient Egyptians believed all could go to the afterlife if they had a copy of this to help their soul.
What is the Book of the Dead?
Last pharaoh of in the history of Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra?
Method used to get water from where it is to where it is needed.
What is irrigation?
When cultures from two or more place mix and create something new.
What is cultural diffusion?