Timeline
Written Records
Achievements and Monuments
Neighbors
Vocabulary
100
Who was the first great Pharaoh we learned about?
Khufu
100
What is a written record? Give an example of a written record from Ancient Egypt.
A written record is when some information is written down.
Examples: hieroglyphics, peace treaty, letters
100
What monument is Khufu most well known for?
The Great Pyramids of Giza
100
Senusret I used this river to make reach the kingdoms to the south of Egypt.
The Nile river
100
A written agreement between two or more states to peaceful relations is...
... a treaty
200
As time moves forward during the BCE era, the numbers on the timeline go
A)up
B)down
Down.
200
Who did the Ancient Egyptians sign the very first peace treaty with?
The Hittites
200
What did the pharaohs build the pyramids for?
As burial shrines for the kings.
200
Who did the Ancient Egyptians sign the very first peace treaty with?
The Hittites
200
A period is...
... a length of time
300
What are the three main periods ancient Egypt referred to as?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
300
What did the pharaohs write on their large statues and monuments to make sure people remembered them?
Their name and accomplishments
300
Hatshepsut build a large temple into a cliff called...
Dayr al-Bahri
300
Hatshepsut increased trade and led expeditions to these kingdoms. (name one)
Punt, Sinai, Lebanon
300
The period of time a king/queen rules is called...
(spell correctly!)
...reign
400
What period did Senusret I and Hatshepsut live in?
They lived in the Middle Kingdom.
400
What did Ramses II write letters to the Hittites on?
a) paper
b) tablets
c) papyrus
d) email
(Cuneiform) tablet
400
Who built the White Chapel? What eventually happened to it?
It was built by Senusret I, but a later ruler took it apart.
400
Name three kingdoms that neighbor Egypt
Sinai, Canaan, Punt, Kush
400
Authority is...
... the government or controlling power
500
Create a timeline showing when the Middle Kingdom existed.
*2000-1800 BCE
500
Where do we get the modern English word "paper" from?
Papyrus
500
This leader was well known for making hundreds of statues all across Egypt.
Ramses II
500
According to the cities on the map, the Egyptians expanded in which direction?
Hint: Giza is where Khufu made his pyramids, Dayr al-Bahri is where Hatshepsut made her temple, and Abu Simbel is where Ramses II made his temples.
South. Giza was during the Old Kingdom, Dayr al-Bahri during Middle Kingdom, Abu Simbel during New Kingdom.
500
When the middle kingdom reunified, they...
...put the kingdom back together after a period of disunity.