Vocabulary
Geography & Environment
The Nile RiverName
Kingdoms of Egypt
Pharaohs & Achievements
100

This word means the plants of a place or region.

What is vegetation?

100

People often settle near this because it is needed for drinking and farming.

What is water?

100

This river was the most important to ancient Egypt.

What is the Nile River?

100

The Old Kingdom is known as this.

What is “The Age of Pyramids”?

100

This pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Who is Khufu?

200

This word describes the surface features of land, such as mountains and deserts.

What is topography?

200

Flat land makes it easier to do these two things.

What is farm and build?

200

The Nile flows in this direction.

What is south to north?

200

The Middle Kingdom is called this.

What is “The Period of Unification”?

200

This female pharaoh expanded trade routes.

Who is Hatshepsut?

300

A written agreement between two or more states.

What is a treaty?

300

Name ONE environmental factor that influences settlement.

What is water, vegetation, or topography?

300

The Nile helped farmers by leaving behind this after flooding.

What is fertile soil?

300

This kingdom is known as Egypt’s Golden Age.

What is the New Kingdom?

300

This pharaoh was known as the “Patron of the Arts.”

Who is Senusret I?

400

Rivers, plains, and deserts are examples of this.

What is topography?

400

Natural barriers like mountains can provide this benefit.

What is protection?

400

The Nile helped Egyptians fish, travel, and do this.

What is trade?

400

Pyramids were mainly built during this kingdom.

What is the Old Kingdom?

400

This pharaoh was a military leader and master builder.

Who is Ramses II?

500

This environmental feature provides food, materials, and resources.

What is vegetation?

500

These three environmental factors help explain why early civilizations formed.

What are water, vegetation, and topography?

500

The Nile’s regular flooding inspired Egyptians to create this.

What is a calendar?

500

Trade, wealth, and power expanded greatly during this period.

What is the New Kingdom?

500

This pharaoh created the first recorded peace treaty.

Who is Ramses II?

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