Nile River Valley Civilizations
This river provided good farmland and water to people settling in Northern Africa.
Nile River
Great stone tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh
Pyramid
The young pharaoh that ruled for 9 years.
King Tut
Tutankhamen
Two items that Egyptians made out of papyrus
Rope
Sandals
Baskets
Rafts
Paper
Egyptian religious was ____ because there was more than one god.
Polytheistic
This king unified Upper and Lower Egypt to create one civilization.
Narmer
Papyrus
A female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Nile River
Egyptians used this process to preserve the dead because of their religious beliefs.
Mummification
Embalming
Egyptians and Kushites settled in this part of Africa.
Northern Africa
A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
Hieroglyphics
This pharaoh was Hatshepsut's nephew and took over after she died.
Thutmose III
Enslaved people were in this social class.
Lowest
The Egyptian sun god
Re
These were the first two groups of people to settle in the Nile River Valley.
Egyptians and Kushites
A government of religious leaders
Theocracy
This pharaoh built Karnak at Thebes, conquered Canaan and Syria, and defeated the Hittites.
Ramses II
An item placed in a mummy's tomb.
Clothing
Weapons
Furniture
Jewelry
This person participated in ceremonies to help Egypt thrive.
The pharaoh
This was the name that early Egyptians called the river valley BEFORE it was called Egypt.
A government representative to another country
Envoy
The pharaoh who tried to change Egyptian religion to worship only one god.
Amenhotep IV
Ahkenaton
Egyptian homes were made from this
Brick
Wood
All steps to create a mummy
1. Remove organs
2. Use natron to dry out the body
3. Put funerary spices on the body
4. Wrap in linen or bandages