The Nile River
Early Egyptians settled in the Nile River Valley for this reason.
What is because of its fertile soil.
The Egypytians developed theeir own form of writing called this
What is hieroglyphics?
Queen Hatshepsut
The name of the people who lived in Kush
The Nubians
The Nile River provided two main things
What is resources and protection from invaders
This person was the political and religious leader of the people
What is the pharaoh?
The name of a famous pharaoh who restored the traditional religion and died young
King Tutankhamen
Egypt conquered Nubia and ruled for this many years
700 years
Egyptians used this to water their crops during the dry seasons
What is a shadoof?
Two beliefs of Egyptian religion
What is gods that controlled nature and the afterlife?
The name of the pharaoh who changed Egyptian religion
King Amenhotep IV
In this year, the Kushites conquered Egypt
750 B.C.E
The name for dangerous, fast moving waters of the Nile which made traveling by ship difficult
What are cataracts?
The name for the process of preserving a body.
What is mummification?
The pharoah who returned Egypt to greatness by conquering Syria and signing a peace treaty with the Hittites
Ramses II
The Kushites were known for their skills with this weapon
The bow and arrow
The Nile delta is located here
What is Lower Egypt?
Identify the social classes and what groups made up each class
Upper class: pharaoh & family, army generals, nobles and priests.
Middle class: traders, artisans, and scribes.
Lower class: unskilled workers (farmers & laborers)
Meroe