Ancient Egypt
This was the paper-like material the Egyptians wrote on, made from a reed that grew along the Nile River.
What is papyrus?
The Egyptians used this river's floods for farming, leading to a food surplus.
What is the Nile River?
Kush was rich in natural resources, including this metal, which Egypt desired.
What is gold?
This was the name for a family of rulers, with the ruling power being passed down from father to son.
What is a dynasty?
This system of writing used drawings or symbols to represent words and sounds.
What is hieroglyphic writing?
This was the earliest form of building material the Egyptians invented.
What are bricks?
When Kush conquered Egypt, the Kushite king who became pharaoh was named this.
Who is Piye?
The Egyptians believed their pharaoh was a god-king and had control over everything, including this major river.
What is the Nile River?
This was the name of the Egyptian rulers, who were considered to be gods.
Who is a pharaoh?
The Egyptians made medical advancements and developed medicines to treat or cure these.
What are diseases?
The Kushites moved their capital to this city, which was on a major trade route.
What is Meroë?
The Egyptians believed in many gods, a system of belief known as this.
What is polytheism?
Egyptians believed that after death they needed to preserve their body in order to live in the afterlife, a process known as this.
What is mummification?
The Egyptians' understanding of this field of study helped them to build large structures like the pyramids.
What is geometry?
Kush was an important center for this, which they traded with other African peoples and civilizations.
What is ironworking?
Egyptians believed that this could be a person's eternal home, if they had lived a good life.
What is the afterlife?
he pharaoh ruled with the help of a government system of offices and officials known as this.
What is a bureaucracy?
This massive structure was built to guard the pyramid of King Khafre at Giza.
What is the Great Sphinx?
he Kushite kingdom was located along the Nile River, south of Egypt, in this present-day country.
What is Sudan?
This was the name of the Egyptian god of the underworld, who was also a judge of the dead.
Who is Osiris?