Geography
The Nile River was called the Taker of _____________ because it destroyed crops and killed people.
What is Life?
The Egyptians were _______________ because they believed in many Gods.
What is polytheistic?
Egypt had a ______________ because the pharaoh was the religious leader and was responsible for uniting and governing all of the land in Egypt.
What is a theocracy?
In 3100BC Egypt began being ruled by a long line of rulers coming from one family. This type of government is called a ________________.
What is a dynasty?
This New Kingdom ruler was known to rebuild temples and return conquered land back to Egypt.
Who is Ramses II?
The Nile River flows __________to ________.
What is south to north?
Egyptian pharaohs were buried with their belongings because of the religious belief in the ______________.
What is the afterlife?
He was a weak ruler that drastically changed religion from polytheism to the belief of one god.
Who is Amenhotep?
Scribes and artisans make up the ___________ class of ancient Egypt.
What is the middle class?
The Kushites were able to produce stronger weapons than the Egyptians because large amounts of this natural resource was found in their land.
What is iron?
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates. the Nile was predictable. It flooded every ___________.
What is spring?
Most people in Egypt were _________________.
What are farmers?
He was a young Pharaoh who returned religion back to polytheism. The discovery of his tomb taught the world a great deal about ancient Egypt.
Who is Tutankhamen?
The New Kingdom ended when this group of people rose to power and started a new dynasty.
Who is Kush?
Queen Hatshepsut is considered a great ruler because she increased _______________ in ancient Egypt.
What is trade?
Egyptians were expert farmers and their economy was based on __________.
What is trade?
The Egyptians served their pharaoh because they believed that a all-powerful leader would ___________ Egypt.
What is unite?
Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged ___________ (government representatives) to maintain peace and close ties with other civilizations.
What are envoys?
During this kingdom, pyramids were built to protect the pharaoh's body so he could safely pass into the afterlife.
What is the Old Kingdom?
The Egyptians finally drove out the Hyksos after learning to do these two things.
What are create stronger weapons and use chariots.?
Name three ways the Nile River helped the Egyptians.
What are drinking water, food, fertile land, transportation, and access to trade.
The pharaoh was buried with all of their organs except their _________________.
What is brain?
The pharaohs responsibilities included the following: handling religious ceremonies, organizing and uniting the kingdom, and appointing _____________ to help them govern the land.
What are bureacrats?
The Middle Kingdom was called the _____________ ________ because it was a time of peace and order, new territories were conquered, the arts flourished, and trade increased.
What is the "Golden Age"?
Which resource was scarce in the Nile River Valley?
What is wood?