Geography
The river that runs through Ancient Egypt
The Nile River
The largest stone structures in the world which were invented by Ancient Egyptians during the Old Kingdom
Pyramids
This was the first form of writing seen in Ancient Egypt. The idea of this was most likely taken from Sumerians form of writing, called cuneiform.
hieroglyphics
The beginning of the Middle Kingdom was plagued with THIS, or wars between two groups from the same region.
civil war
Egyptians believed in life after death, otherwise known as the _____
Afterlife
When the Nile floods, it creates a layer of soil called THIS - which makes the soil more fertile for growing crops
silt
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife is called THIS
Mummification
Egyptians invented THIS, which was used as a medium to write hieroglyphs on
papyrus
Known to the Egyptians as the “rulers of foreign lands"
Hyksos
This is the earliest of the 3 periods of Egypt. It is also known as the Age of Pyramids
The Old Kingdom
This region was named so due to it’s location according to the flow of the Nile River. The region location is actually adjacent to the Nile Delta.
Lower Egypt
food shortage
famine
What was the name of the set of pyramids built in the Old Kingdom to honor King Kharafe and his sons?
The Great Pyramids
Egypt imported THIS metal from Syria
Silver
This was the second kingdom/period of prosperity that occured in Ancient Egypt.
The Middle Kingdom
This civilization lies SOUTH of Ancient Egypt, and is a part of Africa
Nubia and/or Kush
Early Egyptians believed in this, or the belief in many gods
Polytheism
The religious ceremony in which a person must weigh their heart in order to determine. whether they may proceed to the afterlife
weighing of the heart ceremony
This king of the Middle Kingdom built the Walls of Prince in order to protect Lower Egypt from invaders
Amenhemet
Which Egyptian god controls the underworld?
Osiris
Egypt is a part of THIS, a region of fertile soil that runs around the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Fertile Crescent
Having peaceful relations between two countries or regions is called THIS
diplomacy
Discovered in 1799 CE, this helped scholars decipher the Book of the Dead
The Rosetta Stone
The analysis taken to weigh the pros and cons of trade - do the economic benefits outweigh the risk?
Cost benefit analysis
Egyptians borrowed the idea of hieroglyphs from this civilization
Mesopotamia