Pyramids
Pharaohs
Government/Religion
Culture
Vocabulary
100
Royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet at a point
What are pyramids?
100
Received the blame for crops not growing and if disease struck?
Who are pharaohs?
100
These had absolute power
What are pharaohs?
100
Upper and Lower Egypt
What are important regions that the Nile flows through?
100
Traders
What is merchants?
200
These were collected from the people to pay for the pyramid
What are taxes
200
Khufu
What is most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?
200
Wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders is an example of this kind of order
What is political order of Egypt around 3200 BC
200
Series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
200
Strong rapids in a river
What is cataracts?
300
Because the Egyptians believed that enjoyed such materials in the afterlife the tombs were filled with these
What is art, jewelry and other treasures?
300
He is remembered as a great warrior and builder
Who is Rames the Great?
300
The afterlife was central in the Egyptians this...
What is religion
300
Trade grew in Egypt because of this
What is Egypt's conquest of distant lands?
300
People from rich and powerful families
What are nobles
400
This pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922 and taught us a lot about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs
Who is King Tut?
400
He united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC
Who is Mentuhotep
400
This group had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom
What are slaves?
400
The discovery of this helped archaeologists decipher hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
400
Egypt's first pharaoh
Who is Menes?
500
Pyramids were built to be these
What are tombs?
500
Peace and trade were among the things that this pharaoh accomplished during their reign
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
Social classes appeared in the Old Kingdom because of this
What is the increase in farming, need for government official and increase in population?
500
Farmers built these to direct the flow of Nile and carry water to their crops
What are canals
500
Goods brought in from other regions
What are imports
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