The study of Earth and landforms & the processes that shape them (such as earthquakes, volcanos..)
What is geography?
100
This pharaoh probably died from a broken leg, and infected tooth AND malaria!
who was King Tut?
100
The world's longest river.
What is the Nile?
100
The peasants lives were centered around this season.
What was the planting season?
200
The rich black soil found along the Nile.
What is kemet?
200
To have drinking water for people & animals, to be able irrigate crops and to provide transportation for trade.
What is the reason people settled (settle) along rivers?
200
She ruled Egypt with her brains rather than her fists. She
encouraged trade to expand the lands of Egypt, rather than
fighting with Egypt's neighbors. She was also regent for her nephew Thutmose (Thut-mo-sa), but eventually claimed the throne for herself rather than letting him rule. She died mysteriously.
Who was Hatshepsut?
200
4,160 and flows north
What is the distance of the Nile in miles and in which direction does it flow?
200
The largest social group of people in Ancient Egypt.
What were the peasants?
300
The portion of Nubia that is closest to Ethiopia.
What is Upper Nubia?
300
A map that shows the number of people living in a region.
What is a population map?
300
This pharaoh had the Sphinx built in the city of Giza to
guard his tomb and the pyramids of the other pharaohs buried there.
Bonus: Which famous, very short French leader had his men shoot off the Sphinx's nose?
Who was Kafre?
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
300
Because the lands surrounding the Nile are desert for
miles and miles and miles.
What is the reason other groups of people did not invade Egypt?
300
The pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt in
c. 5,000 BC - and became the very first pharaoh of Egypt.
Who was Menes?
400
When people clear a forest of trees and foliage until the forest is almost a flat surface.
What is deforestation?
400
When you run out of peanut butter (LOL) or when rocks and other natural surfaces disintegrate as a result of constantly flowing water.
What is erosion?
400
This pharaoh had the Great Pyramid built as his tomb.
Who was Khufu?
400
What was extremely fertile soil which grew much surplus food?
What was the reason that Egyptians had so much time to build beautiful structures, paint, write hieroglyphics, wear
exotic make-up and worship cats?
400
Different factions (groups) of people fought among themselves for power - Egypt became weak and divided.
What is the reason the Old Kingdom fell apart?
500
When deforestation occurs, in some parts of the world, the flat land eventually turns into a desert. (This happened in Ancient Nubia/Kush and is the reason this kingdom ended.)
What is desertification?
500
The growing of crops and domestication of animals to provide food, wool and other products/resources.
What is agriculture?
500
This pharaoh lived past the age of 80. His mummy is in the Cairo Museum (Cairo is the capital of modern-day Egypt.) He was a dedicated and wise leader who organized the building of many public works (roads etc.) and made Egypt wealthy through trade.
Who was Ramses the Great?
500
Both of these rivers begin in the Ethiopian Highlands and converge (come together) to form the Nile that flows to the Mediterranean Sea. One river is calm and one river is
rough and choppy.
What are the White Nile and the Blue Nile?
500
The star that came into the sky once a year and helped astronomers predict the exact dates the Nile would flood.
(Also, the pyramids were built to line up exactly with this star to be sure they were constructed perfectly straight.)