Lesson 1
a waterfall or rapids in a river
What is Cataract
A triangular tomb for the leader of Egypt
What is Pyramid
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
What is Papyrus
Another name for Kush
What is Nubians
a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sounds symbols
What is Hieroglyphics
isolated and protected Egypt from invaders.
What is the Desert
Government by Religious leader
What is Theocracy
people from the south also ruled Egypt for 60 years before the Assyrians took over in 670 B.C.
What is Kush
was an important trade link between Egypt and Southern Africa.
What is Kerma
An Egyptian queen came to power in about 1473 BC
Who is Hatshepsut
kept out invaders but allowed Egyptians to travel and trade with one another.
What is the Nile River
was the political and religious leader of the people.
What is Pharoah
In the late 1300s, B.C. decided to change the Egyptian religion.
Who is King Amenhotep IV
The Kushites were overthrown by these people in 671 B.C.
What the Assyrians
Came to power at age 10
Who is King Tut or Tutankhamen
By 4000 B.C., Egypt was made up of two kingdoms
What is Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
They preserved bodies through a method called
What is embalming
A line of rulers from one family
What is Dynasty
a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
What is Savanna
a king of Upper Egypt, led his armies from the valley north into the delta in about 3100 BC.
Who is Narmer
a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
What is Delta
The worship of many Gods is known as
What is Polytheism
Egypt declined in the 1600s B.C. when it fell under the rule of the
What is Hyksos
In 540 B.C., the Kushites established this city
What is Meroe
He ruled from 1279BC to 1213BC.
Who is Ramses II