Pyramids
What were the first tombs before pyramids called?
mastabas
What is the Middle Kingdom known as?
Period of Reunification
What does the name Hyksos mean?
foreign rulers
Who was the first pharaoh of a united Egypt?
Menes
What guards the pyramids with the head of a man and the body of a lion?
Sphinx
What was the first pyramid constructed known as?
Step pyramid
Who was the pharaoh that started the Middle Kingdom?
Mentuhotep II
What gave the Hyksos an advantage in battle?
horse-drawn chariots; bronze and iron weapons
Which female pharaoh focused on trade rather than war?
Hatshepsut
What is the third type of pyramid known as?
straight-sided or smooth pyramid
What was the second pyramid constructed, which had an angle change about halfway up?
Bent Pyramid
What is a Greek word that means "city of the dead"?
necropolis
How were the Hyksos unusual as conquerors?
adopted/copied Egyptian culture
Who is known as the "Boy King" and died mysteriously at age 19?
King Tut
How did Prince Ahmose drive the Hyksos out of Egypt?
used their own weapons against them
Where are the best examples of straight-sided pyramids found?
Giza
What burial site in Luxor replaced pyramid tombs?
Valley of the Kings
What did the Egyptians depend on for their defense?
natural geography
Which pharaoh tried to create a monotheistic religion in Egypt?
Akhenaten
What were some of the geographic features that protected Egypt?
deserts; cataracts on the Nile
For whom was the Great Pyramid built?
Khufu
What was the Old Kingdom known as?
Age of the Pyramid Builders
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Prince Ahmose
Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?
Cleopatra
What were two reasons pyramid building stopped?
too expensive and time consuming