Important People
She was the first female pharaoh, who focused on trade, art, and architecture. Her nephew tried to erase all traces of her rule.
Hatshepsut
This was built by the Egyptians as a tomb for pharaoh
Pyramid
On your map, what region is located at letter "A"?
Lower Egypt
To go to the afterlife, people were turned into ___
Mummies
The most fertile part of the river
Delta
Khufu
Egyptians used this to write on
Papyrus
On your map, what body of water is located at letter "C"?
Mediterranean Sea
Egyptians believed in many gods, or...
Polytheism
This is a grassy plain in Africa
Savanna
Who was Egypt's youngest and most famous pharaoh, who ruled at the age of 10
Tutankhamen
This a bucket with a pole on it to lift water
Shadoof
On your map, what region is located at letter "C"?
Upper Egypt
The pharaoh was thought to be the son of...
Re, the sun god
Fast moving water rapids in the Nile are called...
Cataracts
This pharaoh conquered many lands, signed a peace treaty with the Hittites, and sponsored many architecture projects. The Karnak in Thebes was built under him and still stands today
Ramses II
The Egyptians used a number system based on the number...
10
On your map, what city is located at letter "D"?
Thebes
The river god is called...
Hapi
Theocracy
This pharaoh wanted to lessen the priests authority and tried to change the religion of the Egyptians. He was not well liked and therefore the empire weakened under his rule
Amenhotep IV
The Kushites devoted themselves to _____ when moving their capital to Meroe
Iron making
On your map, what city is located at letter "E"?
Cairo
To prepare the Egyptian bodies for the afterlife, they were _____
Embalmed
This is the name for the way Egyptians prepared the body for the afterlife
Embalming