GEOGRAPHY
OLD KINGDOM
NEW & MIDDLE KINGDOMS
ACHIEVEMENTS
ANCIENT KUSH
100
This geographic feature brought life to Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
100
life after death
What is the afterlife?
100
female ruler who worked to increase Egyptian trade
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
100
Egyptian writing system
What is hieroglyphics?
100
traders
What are merchants?
200
strong rapids
What are cataracts?
200
specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
What are mummies?
200
considered the last great Egyptian pharaoh. He was a great warrior and builder and is known for the massive monuments he built
Who was Ramses the Great?
200
a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
What is papyrus?
200
items sent out to other regions
What are exports?
300
a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
What is a delta?
300
king who unified Lower and Upper Egypt
Who is Menes?
300
these made Egypt rich
What are military conquests?
300
a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
goods brought in from other regions
What are imports?
400
two regions that made up ancient Egypt
What are Upper and Lower Egypt?
400
huge stone tombs, with four triangle-shaped walls that met at a point on top
What are pyramids?
400
towards the bottom of Egypt's social scale
What are farmers and peasants?
400
a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
What is an obelisk?
400
a system of people in different lands who trade goods
What is a trade network?
500
four natural barriers that protected Egypt from invaders
What are deserts, the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and cataracts in the Nile?
500
the most famous king of the Old Kingdom
Who is Khufu?
500
the period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
What is the New Kingdom?
500
this Egyptian pharaoh's tomb has taught us much about Egypt's burial practices and beliefs
Who was King Tutankhamen (King Tut)?
500
demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other
What is trade?
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