The Geography of the Nile
The Nubian section of the Nile contained 6 of these rock-filled rapids.
What is a cataract?
A family of rulers.
What is a dynasty?
The largest and most famous of these were built during the fourth dynasty.
What are the pyramids?
Picture-like symbols used by ancient Egyptians.
What are hieroglyphs?
This kingdom was known for it's pottery and was invade by the armies of Thutmose III.
What was Kerma?
When a river splits into several small streams forming a triangle.
What is a delta?
Legend says that this king united Lower and Upper Egypt.
Who was Menes?
Name 3 simple machines used to construct the pyramids.
Sleds, wooden rollers, and levers.
Scientist who study the stars.
What are astronomers?
The rulers of the 25th Dynasty built pyramids and were part of this kingdom.
What is Napata?
Rich fertile soil.
What is silt?
This New Kingdom king expanded Egypt's empire into Mesopotamia and Nubia.
Who was Thutmose III?
This ancient site filled with giant monuments is located on the Nile Delta.
What is Giza?
Egyptians noticed that this star appeared before sunrise at the same time the Nile would annually flood.
What is Sirius?
What is the Kingdom of Meroe?
This desert protected Egypt from invasion from the West and East.
What is the Sahara?
The New Kingdom fell to this famous conqueror.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This was the chief god of the ancient Egyptians.
What was Amon-Re?
Early form of paper made from a reed-like plant.
What is papyrus?
Large deposits of this metal where used by Nubians to create weapons and tools.
What is iron ore?
The length of the Egyptain section of the Nile.
What is 700 miles?
This regent ruled for 22 years and expanded Egypt's wealth.
Who was Hatshepsut?
This bank of the Nile was the land of the dead.
What is the West Bank?
This artifact, named for the location of it's discovery, was discovered by Napoleons troops in 1799 and led to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
He was crowned king of Nubia and Egypt.
Who was Taharka?