Old Kingdom
Who was the first Egyptian Pharaoh?
King Menes
Which city was the capital of the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
Ramses II was also known as
Ramses the Great
The New Kingdom
How many dynasties were there in Ancient Egypt?
32
The Old Kingdom was known as...
The Age of the Pyramids
A group of Asian nobles ruled over Egypt, ending the Middle Kingdom. Who were they?
The Hyksos
The New Kingdom was known as the
Egyptian Golden Age
The female Pharaoh preferred to be portrayed in paintings/art as a male.
Hatshepsut
Between each dynastic period, there was a time of instability, known as...
Intermediate periods
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramids at Giza?
Khufu
The Middle Kingdom was known as
The Period of Reunification
What is an empire?
A group of diverse people being ruled by a single government.
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten, meaning
"Living Spirit of Aten"
Which popular Pharaoh was not Egyptian?
Cleopatra
The Great Sphinx was built during which kingdom?
The Old Kingdom
The "ankh" is an Egyptian symbol meaning
"Life" or "immortality"
Ancient Egypt was defeated by Octavian at the Battle of
Actium
This Pharaoh ruled for 10 years and died at the age of 19 years old.
King Tut
This government position helped collect taxes, develop laws, and improve farming practices.
Vizier
The red crown and white crowns showed which area of Egypt a pharaoh ruled. Which color coordinated with the area: Upper and Lower Egypt.
Red crown ruled Lower Egypt.
White crown ruled Upper Egypt.
The most important god of the Middle Kingdom was
Osiris
What civilization defeated Egypt and added to them to their empire?
The Romans
This Pharaoh became pharaoh at age 2 so his mother, Hatshepsut served as regent until he was older.
Thutmose III
Egyptian _______ had a wide range of rights and freedoms.
women