Geography
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Achievements
100
The Nile flowed through rough terrain which caused what to form
What is cataracts
100
Who did ancient Egyptians believe Egypt belonged to?
What is the gods
100
Why were pyramids built?
What is to create a monument to bury their rulers
100
Who was the first female ruler of Egypt?
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
100
What form of writing system did Egyptians use?
What is hieroglyphics
200
The Nile divided into several branches which fanned out into the Mediterranean Sea. What was this triangle-shaped land called?
What is a delta
200
The pharaoh had two roles. What were they?
What is a king and a god
200
What did the apex(point) of the pyramid represent?
What is a pharaoh journey to the afterlife
200
What was the job of a scribe?
What is to keep records or copy religious texts
200
Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on what material that they learned to make.
What is papyrus
300
What did Egyptians build to direct the river's flow and carry water to their fields?
What is canals
300
Name the four classes that made up Egyptian society
What is Pharaoh, nobles, scribes and crafts people, and farmers servants and slaves
300
What did architects design for which Egypt is most famous?
What is temples or royal tombs
300
What was the key that scholars used to figure out what the hieroglyphics said?
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
What was the name of the pharaoh who unified Upper and Lower Egypt AND what did he wear to symbolize his leadership over the two kingdoms?
What is Menes. He wore the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red crown of Lower Egypt
400
Much of Egyptian religion focused on what?
What is the afterlife
400
Who ruled much of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
What is the nobles
400
What did farmers have to give to the pharaoh as taxes?
What are crops
400
What is the name of the pharaoh whose tomb had not been disturbed and was filled with riches?
Who is King Tutankhamen
500
What is a series of rulers from the same family called?
What is dynasty
500
Only the elite could afford this process
What is being mummified or the mummification process
500
What was the name of the people who invaded Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
What is the Hyksos
500
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
What is farming
500
What is the name of a pillar that is tall, has four sides, and is pointed at the top. It is usually found at the entrance of and Egyptian temple
What is an obelisk
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