The Nile & Geography
What major river was the center of ancient Egyptian civilization?
The Nile River
What is the belief in many gods and goddesses called?
Polytheism
Who ruled ancient Egypt and held great power?
The pharaoh
Name the three major kingdoms of ancient Egypt
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
Name one major grain grown by ancient Egyptian farmers
Wheat or Barley
What direction does the Nile flow, and what sea does it empty into?
North; the Mediterranean Sea
What Egyptian god was associated with the sun?
Ra
Which pharaoh is associated with the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
What is the Old Kingdom best known for?
Pyramid building
What farming method moved water to fields?
Irrigation
What fertile material did Nile floods leave behind?
Silt
What was mummification
Preserving a deceased's person's body
Which woman pharaoh promoted trade and sent an expedition to Punt?
Hatshepsut
What is the Middle kingdom known for?
renewed unity and growth in art, writing, and architecture?
What was the paper-like material made from a plant near the Nile?
Papyrus
In what month did ancient Egyptian farmers begin planting crops after the Nile's flood season?
October
What natural salt mixture removed moisture from a body during mummification
Natron
Which ruler supported art literature and architecture and is linked to the White Chapel?
Sensuret I
What was the New Kingdom known for?
Expansion, trade, and powerful rulers
What was the Egyptian writing system with picture-like symbols called?
Hieroglyphics
Why is the area where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea called the Nile Delta?
Because the land where the Nile branches into smaller channels near the Mediterranean Sea is shaped roughly like a triangle, similar to the Greek letter delta (Δ).
They believed in an afterlife and thought the deceased may need their belongings.
Which pharaoh signed a peace treaty with the Hitties and buil monuments at Abu Simbel?
Rames II
Who is credited with early unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BCE
Narmer
Name two goods ancient Egyptains traded
Grain, papyrus, linen, pottery, or gold