Geography and Ancient Egypt
Strong rapids in the Nile River
What are cataracts
Rising to power in Upper Egypt, this man wanted to unify Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes
This Egyptian leader ruled for 66 years
Who is Ramses II
paper
What is papyrus
This salt would preserve the body for the afterlife
What is natron in mummification?
The Nile River flows into this
What is the Mediterranean Sea
This vizier designed the first pyramid
Who is Imhotep?
Egypt's greatest battles was when Ramses fought who
Who are the Hittites
Egyptian writing
What is hieroglyphics
this was the most important God
Who is Re the sun God?
The northern region of Egypt is called Lower Egypt and the southern region of Egypt is called Upper Egypt...why
What is because of the Nile's flow (flows north)
Only these people could be mummified
What is the elite (wealthy/powerful)
How were the Hyksos able to defeat Egypt
What is because of their chariots and advanced weapons
helped to translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
this Pharaoh died at 17 years old
Who is King Tut?
A triangular shaped area of land made of soil depostied by a river is this
What is the Nile Delta
Put the social hierarchy in order from top to bottom
What is pharaoh, nobles, scribes and skilled workers, then farmers, peasants, and slaves
female ruler who worked to increase trade making Egypt wealthy and powerful
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
statues with the head of a human and the body of a lion
What is a sphinx
Believing in more than one God is called
What is polytheism?
The types of land in Egypt. One was fertile and the other was desert.
What is black land and red land?
The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
Who is Khufu
the two problems that occured during the end of the Old Kingdom (name both)
What is 1. wealth and power of pharaohs declined 2. nobles took power away from the pharaohs
tall, four-sided pillar pointed on top
What is obelisk
In their political system, Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was
What is both god and king