Vocabulary
Egypt
Kush
Miscellaneous
Geography
100
leader of ancient Egypt
pharaoh
100
What did Egyptians use to make boats, sandals, baskets, and paper?
papyrus
100
The Kush Empire was _________ of Egypt along the Nile River.
south
100
Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?
Cleopatra
100
What river flows through Kush and Egypt?
the Nile River
200
ancient Egyptian writing
hieroglyph
200
What was the purpose of pyramids?
They were tombs for the pharaohs.
200
True or false, the Kushites eventually adopted the same religion as Egypt
True
200
What is a dynasty?
a family of rulers
200
What sea is to the north of Egypt?
The Mediterranean
300
Rocky Rapids that were impossible to cross
Cataracts
300
What was the one organ that Egyptians left in the bodies of mummies?
Bonus points for why
The heart, they believed it needed to be weighed before the soul could reach the afterlife
300
What was the name of the Kush alphabet?
Meroitic Script
300
Why did the people of Egypt listen to everything their Pharaohs told them?
They thought they were gods
300
What is to the west of Egypt?
The Sahara Desert
400
Plant used to make paper in ancient Egypt
papyrus
400
How was power passed from one pharaoh to another?
bloodline, family, heredity (dynasty)
400
Why did Kush lose control of Egypt?
They got too greedy and tried to expand
400
What did the Nile River have that made the soil so fertile?
silt
400
What is the area where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea called?
the Nile Delta
500
the area where a river empties into a large body of water like an ocean or sea
delta
500
Why did Egyptians mummify their dead?
To preserve the bodies for the afterlife
500
What is something that the Egyptians would trade with the Kushites to get?
Ivory, Ebony, Gold, etc
500
What was wrong with the Egyptian's lunar calendar?
Every year had a different amount of days
500
What is the name of the sea east of Egypt and Kush?
the Red Sea
