Vocab
Known as a fan-shaped or triangle figured area this is the fertile marshland at the lower part of Egypt.
What is "The Nile Delta".
Known as a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols.
What is Hieroglyphics.
This was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush.
What was Napata.
This tool was used by the Egyptian farmers to make watering their crop easier.
What is Shadoof.
This is the type of family structure ancient Egypt had.
What is the "Nuclear Family".
The process of removing a person's organs and treating a body to keep it from decaying is known as what?
This is the budling in which Egyptians honored their pharaohs.
What are pyramids.
*Daily Double* These were the two reasons why Nubia grew wealthy.
What is Agriculture & Gold Mining.
This Egyptian king was the first to unite both upper and lower Egypt.
Who was Narmer.
These are the amount of dynasties that ruled Egypt.
What are 30 Dynasties.
This term was used to describe the land of the early Egyptian civilization meaning "Black land".
What is "Kemet".
Known as one of the only few female pharaohs to rule Egypt and expanded it through trade.
Who is Hatshepsut.
This Kushite king is credited with the conquest of Egypt in about 728 BC.
Who was "King Piye".
Who were the unskilled workers.
During the middle kingdom Egypt's capital was moved south to which city?
What is the city of Thebes.
A government representative that's sent to other countries is known as what?
What is an "Envoy".
The Nile River contains dangerous, fast moving waters called what?
What are cataracts.
This is the Kushite city that was known as the center of the trade for central Africa and kept Kush a great kingdom for nearly 600 years.
What is Meroe.
*Daily Double* The Egyptians studied the skies and stars and which lead to the invention of this object.
What is the 365-day calendar.
In a government were the ruler if both the religious and political leader it's known as what?
What is theocracy.
From the period of ancient Egypt to modern-day the Nile river has an essential role in Egyptian life and is known as the what of Egypt.
This ancient civilization introduced the horse-drawn chariot, bronze, and iron to the Egyptians.
Who were the Hyksos.
This is the Mesopotamian civilization credited with teaching the Kushites how to make iron.
The creation of the Karnak temple built in Egypt was ordered by which ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
Who was King Ramses II.
This Egyptian pharaoh was the first to trade metal tools for incense, gold, ivory, and ebony wood.
Who was Hatshepsut.