Egyptian Civilization
This benefit of the Nile's flooding made the soil very fertile.
What is silt?
A line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family
What is a dynasty?
This group made up the smallest but also the wealthiest group in the social pyramid.
Who were Pharoah and his royal family?
These were the two forms of writing the Kushites used.
What was hieroglyphics and meroitics?
This is who ordered the Great Pyramid to be built.
Who is Khufu?
This was the nickname for the Nile, its' meaning is...
What is Hapi and "well fed" or "fat"?
This is who God sent to Pharaoh to ask him to let the Israelites go.
Who was Moses?
These ornaments worn on a necklace were suppose to keep evil spirits away.
What were amulets?
This is what gave the Assyrians the advantage to conquer the Kushites.
What was iron weapons?
Another name for a stone coffin.
What is a sarcophagus?
The Egyptians used this to help figure the taxes the people would pay.
What is a nilometer?
He was famous for his tomb.
Who was Tut?
These were the people that made up the largest group in the social period. They were also the poorest.
Who were the farmers, merchants. servants, and slaves?
This is why the Kushite civilization declined.
What is they used all their natural resources?
These special containers held the organs of a dead body.
What are canopic jars?
This clever invention helped the farmer get water from the Nile to his crops.
What is a shadoof?
Name the largest pyramid and what valley it was located.
What is the Great Pyramid and the Valley of Giza?
Name two things Egyptian women could do that most other ancient civilization women could not do?
What is buy and sell property,become a priestess, farm, and be a merchant?
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the Aswan Dam.
What is held back flood waters? (advantage)
What is no longer allowed silt down stream? (disadvantage)
The plain around the Nile Delta was called this....
What is Lower Egypt?
These two geographical features provided protection for Egypt against enemies.
What are the Sahara and the cataracts of the Nile?
The greatest Egyptian warrior king.
Who was Thutmose lll?
This king Amenhotep IV changed his name to this to show he worshiped one god, Aton.
Who was Akhenaton?
This is what the Kushites discovered around the capital at Meroe.
What is iron ore?
Name the three seasons on the Egyptian calendar in English and Arabic.
What are flooding (Ahkit), planting (Perit), and harvest (Shemu)?