Geography
What river is known as the "gift of the ______"
What is the Nile River
Who is considered Egypts first pharaoh?
Who is Menes
What period followed the Old Kingdom in Egypt?
What is the Middle Kingdom
What writing system did the Egyptians use?
What are hieroglyphics
Who found the Rosetta Stone in 1799?
What is the significance of the Nile Delta in ancient Egypt?
It provided fertile land for farming due to soil deposited by the Nile.
What type of government ruled Egypt during the old kingdom?
what is a theocracy
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt, leading to the beginning of the New Kingdom?
Who is Ahmose
What material did Egyptians use to create a form of paper?
What is papyrus
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
The land between the rivers
How long is the Nile River?
What is over 4,000 miles.
what were the pyramids built for?
What are tombs for pharaohs
What was the primary focus of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
What is restoring order and stability
What was the purpose of the Rosetta Stone?
Helped historians learn to read hieroglyphics
What is the name for religious temples built in Mesopotamia?
Ziggurats
What natural barriers helped protect Egypt from invasions?
What are deserts, cataracts, Nile
Who is the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom known for?
Who is Khufu
How did Egyptians respond to fears of future invasions during the Middle Kingdom?
What is taking control of invasion routes
What is one of the earliest known religious texts from ancient Egypt?
What is the Book of the Dead
What is the name of the first known written code of law?
Hammurabi's Code
What did annual flooding of the Nile provide for agriculture?
What is rich silt for farming
What is both a king and a god
What military action did Ramses the Great take during the New Kingdom?
What is fought against invaders to protect Egypt.
What features characterized Egyptian art found in tombs?
What are colorful scenes depicting historical and religious events.
What religion did the Mesopotamians practice?
What is Polytheism