Geography
______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.
dynasty
A pharaoh's embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is called a
mummy
What shape is the diagram of Egypt's social classes?
Pyramid
The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called ___________.
Tributes
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as
fertile
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
Polytheistic
Which pharaoh's death is still a mystery today?
King Tutankhamun
The Egyptians depended on __________________ of the Nile River to make the land rich and fertile.
annual flooding
The pharaohs appointed _____________ to carry out orders.
Bureaucrats
From their work with preserving mummies, scientists learned a lot about....
the human body
Most of the people in Ancient Egypt were....
farmers
The Egyptians and the Sumerians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Sumerians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.
paper/papyrus clay tablets
What were possible consequences of a drought in ancient Egypt?
People could go hungry, crops decrease
Dependence by each country or group on the other is called _____________.
Interdependence
Who was the most important god to Ancient Egyptians?
The Sun God, Re/Ra
Why did Kushites move their capital to Meroe?
Meroe was close to iron-ore deposits and on a trade route from Africa
Which civilization was formed in the far southern part of the Nile River valley?
Kush
During which kingdom was ancient Egypt the most powerful and prosperous
New Kingdom
What aspect of Egyptian culture did the Kushites adopt?
Ex) The Kushites built pyramids similar to those of Egypt
Which class of Egyptian society was made up of traders, artisans, and scribes?
Middle Class
How were the pyramids of the Kushites different from those of the Egyptians?
The Kushites built smaller pyramids with a steeper slope than the Egyptians.