This pharaoh unified lower and upper Egypt into one united kingdom. He was known for building the dam at Memphis, building vast irrigation projects such as a canal system, and was eventually killed by a hippopotamus. He was the first dynastic pharaoh.
What is Menes.
100
The most important geographic feature to Ancient Egypt. Flows North to South.
What is the Nile River.
100
The person at the very top of the Social Pyramid. They owned all of the land, and were supreme rulers.
What is the pharaoh.
100
Process of preserving dead bodies.
What is embalming.
100
The belief in multiple gods.
What is polytheism.
200
The two ways Egyptians viewed their pharaohs was both as ________ and __________.
What is gods and kings.
200
The Kingdom of Kush was _____________ (N/S/E/W) of upper Egypt?
What is South.
200
This social class had the most amount of people. It consisted of farmers who worked for wealthy land-owners. They held the lowest status.
What is / are peasants.
200
A body that has been preserved to keep it from decaying.
What is a mummy.
200
This mythical creature had the head of a crocodile, and the body of a hippo and lion.
What is the swallower.
300
A pharaoh during the Old Kingdom, and helped establish the pharaoh as a central authority. He is best known as the builder of the Great Pyramid (the largest Pyramid of the three at Giza, and one of the wonders of the ancient world). This pyramid took twenty years to complete.
What is Khufu.
300
Upper Egypt was __________(below/ above) lower Egypt?
What is below.
300
What social class would a carpenter belong to?
What is an artisan.
300
A symbol used for writing.
What is a hieroglyph.
300
What happened in the Judgement hall of Osiris.
What is (answers will vary).
400
Egypt's first female pharaoh. Art and architecture flourished under her rule, and she is best known for encouraging trade. Her biggest trade expedition was to the African kingdom of Punt. Left behind the temple at Dayr al-Bahri (in picture- built into cliff above Nile R.). Tall thin monuments called obelisks were at the entrance.
What is Hatshepsut.
400
The body of water that the Nile River empties into, near the Nile R. Delta, is called this.
What is the Mediterranean.
400
This social class kept government records, conducted a census, and wrote on papyrus.
What is a scribe.
400
A written agreement by which two or more states agree to be peaceful.
What is a treaty.
400
This happened to Kush when they were conquered by Egypt.
What is Egyptianized.
500
Ruled during the New Kingdom. He is one of the most famous Pharaohs, and ruled for over 60 years. He had 100 wives and more than 100 children. He was made a captain in the Egyptian army at the age of 10, and fought alongside his father in numerous battles. He built many monuments to himself (such as Abu Simbel- pictured), and signed the world's first peace treaty with the Hittites.
What is Ramses II.
500
The Red Sea, Mediterranean, the Sahara desert, and other nearby deserts to Egypt form this type of barrier to protect it from invaders.
What is a natural barrier.
500
Name every social class.
What is pharaoh, government official, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants.
500
A ceremonial boat made by artisans and used in the Opet festival (yearly festival when Nile R. flooded its banks). It was beautifully decorated.
What is a barque.
500
The jars where organs were stored other than the heart.