Geography and Ancient Egypt
The Old Kingdom
The Middle and New Kingdoms
Egyptian Achievements
Ancient Kush
100
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
100
Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top
What are pyramids?
100
The period during which Egypt reached the height of its glory
What is the New Kingdom?
100
A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
100
A system of people in different lands who trade goods
What is a trade network?
200
Egypt's first pharaoh; united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes?
200
A period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC
What is the Old Kingdom?
200
A period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC
What is the Middle Kingdom?
200
A long-lasting, paper-like material used to write hieroglyphics on
What is papyrus?
200
Believed the gods wanted him to rule over all of Egypt
Who is Piankhi?
300
Memphis
What is the capital of Egypt?
300
The middle class of Egyptian society
Who are scribes, craftspeople, and merchants?
300
Drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and declared himself king.
Who is Ahmose (of Thebes)?
300
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
What is an obelisk?
300
The economic center of Kush's large trade network
What is Meroe?
400
Hunter-gatherer groups
Who are the first group of people to move into the Nile Valley?
400
The method used to preserve bodies for years
What is embalming?
400
Came to power during the 1200s BC; had one of the longest reigns in Egyptian history
Who is Ramses the Great
400
People that emptied the tombs of many of the Egyptian pharaohs
What are treasure hunters?
400
Ruled Kush after Piankhi; attempted to restore old Egyptian cultural practices.
Who is Shabaka?
500
A stable food supply and natural barriers
What are advantages provided by Egypt's location?
500
The largest pyramid built during the Old Kingdom
What is the Great Pyramid of Khufu?
500
Their invasions led to the fall of the New Kingdom
Who are the Hittites and the Sea Peoples?
500
Egypt's largest temple
What is the Temple of Karnak?
500
The first woman to rule Kush
Who is Queen Shanakhdakheto?
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