Geography
Religion
Technology
Government
Nubia
100
This area of Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sand
What is the Red Land?
100
This piece of Egyptian literature served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
What is "The Book of the Dead?"
100
This calendar, developed by the Egyptians, had 365 days.
What is a solar calendar?
100
This ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in an area called Kadesh.
Who was Ramses II?
100
These are two aspects of Egyptian culture that the Nubians adopted through trade.
What are gods and the use of pyramids?
200
These fast-moving, rocky rapids prevented the Egyptians from trading with Nubia by boat on the Nile.
What are cataracts?
200
The Egyptians preserved their bodies for the afterlife to overcome death like this god.
Who is Osiris?
200
The Egyptians needed proficiency in this field to construct the pyramids.
What is mathematics?
200
The first pharoah and leader to united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt
Who is Menes?
200
Nubians were motivated to trade with the Egyptians because they had less of this.
What is farm land?
300
Development of this technology helped the Egyptians improve farming along the Nile River, which propelled the development of Egyptian civilization.
What is irrigation?
300
The sun god who was the most important god of all those worshiped by the Egyptians.
Who is Amon-Re?
300
The structure of the human body and its organs, which was useful to the Egyptians for their work on mummies
What is anatomy?
300
These officials were responsible for using hieroglyphics to keep records of important information.
What are scribes?
300
This is the buying and selling of goods and services
What is commerce?
400
This material was easier to write on and transport than clay tablets or stone, and it could be preserved in the hot, dry, Egyptian desert
What is papyrus?
400
By performing this act on her husband, Osiris, Isis was looked to for protection in life and death.
What is "bringing him back to life?"
400
This is the buying and selling of goods and services.
What is commerce?
400
This pharaoh helped Egypt grow in wealth and power by sending traders to Africa to bring back ivory, wood and perfume.
Who is Hatshepsut?
400
This term is used to describe the relationship between Egypt and Nubia because each depended on the other for goods they did not have.
What is interdependence?
500
Establishing trade with the Eastern Mediterranean and Nubia is what this pharaoh is known for.
Who is Snefru?
500
Because of the pharaohs' firm control over Egypt, with the help of the priests, the people regarded them as these.
What are gods?
500
Evidence of knowledge in this field can be seen in the Egyptians' work with glass, mortar, stone, brick and cosmetics.
What is chemistry?
500
This was a system of offices and officials that pharaoh relied on to handle the business of government.
What is a bureaucracy?
500
This is one of the world's first alphabets, which was created by the Nubians.
What is Meroitic Script?
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