Vocabulary
Someone who rules for a child until they are old enough to rule
Regent
City that connects the Blue and White Nile
Khartoum
How many Cataracts does the Nile river have
6
What are the three kingdoms of Egypt
Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
God that flooded the Nile river
Hapi
Bodies were preserved and Egyptians believed the spirit would exit in the afterlife
Mummies
What desert lays west of Egypt and part of the East of Egypt
Sahara Desert
What is the red land
Desert
First dynasty had a king that united Upper and Lower Egypt. What was the name of the king
Menes
When did they mostly built the pyramid
The Old Kingdom
There is life after death
Afterlife
What is the name Egyptians called their land
Kemet
After the Greek conquered Egypt who else conquered Egypt 300 years later
The Romans
Who first conquered Egypt
Greek ruler, Alexander the Great
To built a pyramid they did not use the wheel
Use sleds and wooden rollers
Rulers from the same family
Dynasty
How were Nubians able trade with other civilizations
traveled overland
The Nile makes two huge bends and forms a shape
S shape
What was the declined of the Old Kingdom
Governors in the provinces began to challenge the power of the pharaohs
Why were the bodies of preserved and turned into mummies
The spirit would exist in the afterlife
Fertile soil that is carried by running water
Silt
Egypt faced few foreign invaders in comparison to the Mesopotamia. Why did Mesopotamia had more invaders than Egypt
Tigris and Euphrates rivers was wide-open to the raids of outsiders.
What began the decline of the New Kingdom
Civil war left Egypt weak and poorly defended.
Thutmose III led his army in Southwest Asia. How far did his army advanced
Advanced as far east as the Euphrates River and south into Nubia.
Where did the stone for the inner parts of Egypt come from
Nearby Quarries