Geography
This fan-shaped region at the end of the Nile was created by soil deposits, making it excellent for Egyptian farming.
Delta
This jackal-headed deity was the god of mummification and cemeteries.
Anubis
These stone tombs with triangle-shaped sides were built as burial sites for Old Kingdom pharaohs.
Pyramids
Kush was located in this land, which sat directly south of Ancient Egypt.
Nubia
This official served as the pharaoh’s second-in-command, supervising taxes and building projects.
This term refers to the sections of the Nile with rapids and rocky terrain that acted as a natural barrier to the south.
Cataract
This term describes the life after death that Egyptians believed required the preservation of the physical body.
Afterlife
This famous artifact, discovered in 1799, allowed historians to finally decode Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
She was one of a few female pharaohs in Egyptian history who authorized several building projects and greatly increased Egypt's wealth through trade with other civilizations.
Hatshepsut
This group made up the majority of Egypt's population and often worked on pyramids during the flood season.
Farmers
These are the two specific tributaries that meet in Sudan to form the main Nile River.
White Nile & Blue Nile
This was the Egyptian concept of cosmic harmony, balance, and justice that all people (and the Pharaoh) were expected to follow.
Ma'at
This paper-like material was made from reeds that grew along the Nile River.
Papyrus
This group of nearby people eventually ruled Egypt.
The Kushites
After losing Egypt to the Assyrians, the Kushites moved their capital to this city, famous for its iron production.
Meroe
The Nile River created this that allowed the Egyptians to grow crops despite their desert terrain.
Fertile soil
This controversial pharaoh caused outrage by changing Egypt's religion to exclusively worship the sun disk god, Aten.
Akhenaten
He is credited with being the first king to unite Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom around 3100 BC.
Menes
The Kushites ruled Egypt until this group took over.
The Assyrians
Local governors who controlled individual regions throughout Egypt and at times competed with the pharaoh for political power
Nomarchs
Explain why Upper Egypt is in the South while Lower Egypt is in the North.
Nile flows North
Explain how the mummification process looked different depending on the wealth of the deceased person.
The expensive procedure included several steps, such as removing the body’s organs, drying it out with salt, wrapping it, and burying it in a coffin called a sarcophagus.
A more affordable option involved burying the body in a sand pit to dry out naturally in the desert.
These tall, four-sided pillars with a point at the top were often built to honor pharaohs or gods.
Obelisks
Because the pharaoh was seen as both a political leader and a god, Egypt’s government was this specific system.
Theocracy
Explain how military conquests increased Egypt's wealth.
Additional natural resources, conquered kingdoms often sent gifts and riches to the Egyptian leaders