Geography
What is the source of the Nile?
The Blue Nile and the White Nile
Who was Narmer?
the legendary first king of united Egypt
What did the ancient Egyptians do to trap Nile flood waters in their fields?
Trapped the water with Earthen Walls
Kush conquered which kingdom?
Egypt
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
to serve as tombs for pharaohs
Egypt’s Black Land was caused by
Yearly flooding of the Nile.
Which Egyptian pharaoh built the most monuments?
Ramses II
What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?
drawings or symbols
Kush is best remembered for
trade networks with Greece and other parts of Africa.
Why were statues buried with mummies in tombs?
If a mummy was destroyed, a spirit could use it as a home.
What did ancient Egyptians call the desert?
Red Land
What did the first pharaoh of a united Egypt do to symbolize his rule over both parts (Upper and Lower)?
Wore a double crown of red and white
What was papyrus ?
Paper
Because there was less land to farm in Kush than in Egypt
They had to trade for food for their Luxury goods
In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to
preserve their bodies in the afterlife/Mummify themselves.
How did the region’s geography affect Kush?
The Nile's cataracts made it difficult to travel by boat.
Who was the boy king
King Tut!!!
Along with papyrus, the Egyptians also invented
Glass
The trade between Egypt and Kush created interdependence. What did that mean?
They came to rely on each other.
Who do historians now believe built the pyramids?
Farmers
Upper Egypt was in ____ part of Egypt and Lower Egypt was in ____ Egypt.
Southern Northern
What was unique about the pharaoh Hatshepsut?
She was one of the few women to rule ancient Egypt.
Dance Off!
Top 2 groups get the points
Kush made a mistake in the 600s BCE by going to war with whom?
Assyrians
In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and
Mathematics.