What type of relationship did Kush have with other countries?
They were a major trader in the ancient world.
100
A person who had died and been embalmed was known as what?
A mummy
100
What were Egyptian kings called?
Pharaohs
200
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Sahara
200
Who was the first woman pharaoh? What did she accomplish?
Hatshepsut, she expanded trade
200
What skill did the Kushites learn from the Assyrians?
Ironwork
200
Who was the most important god?
Ra
200
What type of writing did Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
300
What are the two names for the Nile River?
The Blue and White Nile
300
Who was the youngest ruler?
Tutenkhamen
300
What type of relationship did Egypt and Kush have?
They traded, but also went to war with one another. "Frienemies"
300
What is the largest pyramid? Who was it built for?
The Great Pyramid of Giza, built for King Khufu
300
Who was Narmer?
He united upper and lower Egypt
400
What group of people ended the Middle Kingdom and ruled for 150 years?
The Hyksos
400
Which pharaoh expanded Egypt's control north of the Euphrates river?
Thutmose III
400
Which Pharaoh conquered Kush?
Thutmose III
400
Who was the most important goddess?
Isis
400
Who made up Egypt's middle class?
Artisans, shopkeepers, scribes, and traders.
500
What are the advantages of Egypt's location?
The Nile River supports trade, provides fertile soil, and allows for irrigation. The Sahara protects from enemy invasion.
500
Which pharaoh changed the Egyptian religion? What did he change his name to?
Amenhotep, Akhenaton
500
Which Kushite king finally took control of Egypt?
Piye
500
What did Egyptians believe about the afterlife?
They believed that if you knew the spells and prayers from the Book of the Dead that Osiris would allow you to pass into the afterlife. That life would be better than the present life. If Osiris did not let you go through, you would roam the world forever.
500
What rights did women have?
They could buy and sell land, they could write a will, pass down property, and ask for a divorce.