Geography
Main crops of Egypt.
What are wheat and barley?
They believed in many different gods.
What is polytheism?
This plant was used to make paper, sandals, and cordage.
What is papyrus?
Who is pharoah?
The pharaoh collected this as a percentage of harvests and used it to fund building projects, and it also made him very wealthy.
What are taxes?
The marshy area of the Nile River that met the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile Delta?
The powerful sun god is often recognized as the important creator.
Who is Ra?
A writing system using pictures.
What are hieroglyphs?
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
The Pharaoh's chief minister and highest official.
Who are Visiers?
Rapid water served as a defense and made traveling the Nile difficult.
What are cataracts?
Eternal tombs to protect the pharaoh's body and possessions for the afterlife.
What are pyramids?
The process of preserving the bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
This Pharaoh ushered in peace, wealth, and more territory
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
Professionals who recorded history and religious texts.
Who are scribes?
The area of land surrounding the Nile River was fertile and lush.
What are Black Lands?
The god of the underground, the dead and resurrection.
Who is Osiris?
This structure was built by King Khufu.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
These people conquered Egypt, ending the Middle Kingdom period.
Who are the Hyksos?
This system of economy was a means of trading goods without using coins or any currency.
What is bartering?
The first capital and city that unified Ancient Egypt.
What is Memphis?
King of the gods in Ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
Who is Amun?
During the New Kingdom, this ruler made grand temples like Abu Simbel
Who is Ramses ll?
During the Old Kingdom, he united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt and was known to wear a double red and white crown.
Who is Narmer?
Queen Hatsheput traded extensively with this place, bringing back gold, incense, and ebony.
Where is the place called Punt?