KINGDOMS
Great Pyramids were built in this kingdom
What is the Old Kingdom?
Social class below pharaohs and viziers
What was nobles and priests?
Most fertile area in all of Egypt
What is the Nile Delta?
"The biggest of all pyramids was for me..."
Who was Khufu?
placed in tombs to symbolize new life
What is scarab?
Nubian kingdom of Kush was in this direction from Egypt
What is south?
"I weigh a person's heart after death..."
Who is Anubis?
Reeds on the banks of the Nile were turned into...
What is papyrus?
"I created the first pyramid..."
Djoser
"I watch over..."
What does a sphinx say?
Pharaoh's intact tomb from the New Kingdom was discovered
Who is Tutankhamen?
Who is King Tut?
Mesopotamia and Egypt relied on trading for this resource
What is timber (wood)?
All dead belonged here in Egypt
What is the west of the Nile?
"I am considered the most powerful ruler... I have over 200 children..."
Who was Ramses II?
I am lost in the afterlife... this helps me find my way
What is wedjat eye?
Reason Middle Kingdom ended
What is the Hyksos invaded?
A difference between this hierarchy and one in Mesopotamia...
What is ability to move up in social class?
Agriculture thrived because of this
What is predictable flooding?
"They say I murdered my stepmother, the pharaoh..."
Who was Thutmose III?
a farmer could not carry this
What is an ankh?
What is a crook and flail?
Number of years ago Upper & Lower Egypt united
What is 5,200 years?
(range 5,500 to 4,900 years)
Approximate number of Egyptian gods
What is 1,500?
(range 1,400 to 1,600)
Famous location on the Mediterranean where a famous artifact was uncovered
What is Rosetta?
What is Alexandria?
The final pharaohs were all from...
What is Macedonia?
What is from a Greek peninsula?
Anubis may be seen carrying this
What is the was scepter?