Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Egypt
Vocabulary
100
In the Old Kingdom, Egyptian pharaohs were buried in these
What is pyramids
100
Pharaohs from this era had their tombs here
What is carved into cliffs.
100
This New Kingdom pharaoh believed in only one god.
Who is Iknaton
100
This river shaped the world view of Egyptians
What is the Nile River
100
A kind of picture writing in Egypt
What is hieroglyphics
200
The people thought that the Egyptian rulers called pharaohs were _________
What is gods
200
People of the Middle Kingdom believed that all people would live forever, so they did this to everyone after death
What is mummify
200
Hatshepsut was the first _______________
What is woman pharaoh
200
This is the name of the Egyptian River God
What is Hapi
200
A reed from the Nile River used to make paper. (and a font that Mr. Avis hates)
What is papyrus
300
It took about 20 years for peasants and slaves to build one of these
What is a pyramid.
300
When was ancient Egypt reunited to being the Middle Kingdom
What is 2040 BC
300
This period of ancient Egypt was known for building this tall, pointed stone pillar
What is an obelisk
300
The southern part of Egypt was called ________.
What is Upper Egypt
300
A delta is ________
What is an area of fertile land at the mouth of a river
400
When did the Old Kingdom begin?
What is 3100 BC
400
These helped the Hyksos conquer Egypt to end the Middle Kingdom
What is iron weapons and metal armor
400
Ra was the Egyptian ____________
What is sun god.
400
The Nile River flows this direction
What is North
400
To wrap a dead body in strips of cloth so as to keep the body from decaying
What is mummify
500
This was the capital of the Old Kingdom
What is Memphis
500
This was the capital of the Middle Kingdom
What is Thebes
500
Thutmose III organized one of these to help him conquer other lands.
What is a navy
500
This Egyptian pharaoh is primarily famous because he didn't have his grave robbed by ancient people.
Who is King Tut
500
A basin is __________
What is a bowl-like area for storing water
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