Which is an example of Egyptian topography...
A River Valley
A mountain Range
Hot and Dry Climate
A long growing season
What is a river valley?
100
To preserve the bodies of the dead, ancient Egyptians made these out of the bodies of the deceased.
What are mummies?
100
One of the first pharaohs that was a woman.
Who is Hatshepsut?
100
In order to own land in ancient Egypt, you had to be one of these.
What is a man?
100
Kush is also called Nubia because of its deposits of this mineral.
What is gold?
200
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were located near this.
What is a river? (Nile)
200
Amazing artifacts were discovered in this pharaoh's tomb. It was discovered by Egyptologist Howard Carter in 1922.
Who is King Tut? (Tutankhamen)
200
This ancient structure had to be reconstructed by archaeologists because it was taken down and scrapped by a later ruler.
What is the White Chapel?
200
The word polytheism, is a belief in many types of these. Some of Egypt's include Anubis, Osiris, Horus, and Thoth.
What are gods?
200
Which of the following was NOT a resource Kushites traded with the Egyptian?
Ivory leather silk timber
What is silk?
300
These physical features gave Egypt protection from invaders.
What are deserts?
300
Pyramids served as tombs to bury dead pharaohs during this Kingdom of Egyptian history.
What is the Old Kingdom?
300
Pharaoh Khufu of the Old Kingdom proclaimed himself a god, and also made sure to control all of this food source, important for keeping power over his people.
What is grain?
300
These government officials decided court cases and were close advisors to the pharaoh.
What are viziers?
300
In 24 BCE, This group of invaders fell into Egypt, and became Kush's next big threat.
What is Rome?
400
This body of water was very important for transportation, trade, and fishing, but couldn't be drank because of its salty water. It connected Africa to Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
Egypt reached its height of power during this Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt.
What is the New Kingdom?
400
Pharaoh Hatshepsut gained much of her fame by expanding trade to this African kingdom to the south.
What is Punt?
400
One way that a peasant boy could rise in social class was to go to school to become one of these literate workers.
What is a scribe?
400
Queen Amanirenas and her son Prince Akinidad led attacks and even destroyed several of these Roman strongholds along their borders.
What are forts?
500
The annual (yearly) flooding of the Nile was important because it improved the crop land by bringing this natural fertilizer to the fields.
What is silt?
500
This pharaoh controlled mines of gold, copper, and gems which was helpful in his promotion of beautiful works of art.
Who is Senusret I?
500
Even though the four statues of Ramses II are sitting, they still stand 66 feet and height at this monument, located south of Karnak on the Nile river.
What is Abu Simbel?
500
If you lived in a mud brick home, on the outskirts of town, you probably belonged to this lowly class of Egyptians.
What are peasants?
500
The Kushite language got its name from this trading hub.