Egypt and Kush
What river were Kush and Egypt located?
The Nile River
How long is the Nile River?
Over 4,000 miles
Who was the pharaoh from the late 1300 to the early 1200 BC?
Ramses the Great
Who was the 2nd in Egyptian society?
Priests, nobles, and scribes
What was on the eastern edge of the civilizations?
Low lying mountains
What is the end of the Nile called? (Hint: by all the good fertile soil)
The Nile Delta
The pharaoh defended strong enemies like whom?
The Assyrians
Who is at the bottom of Egyptian society?
Slaves and servants
What was west of the civilizations?
A desert
What way does the Nile river flow?
Northward
The pharaoh oversaw the period of what?
Engineering and building
Who was 3rd in Egyptian society?
Farmers and craftsmen
Around what time were the Egyptians fearful of Kush?
around 1500 BC
What are the things that the Nile River supply?
Silt and life-giving water
Fill in the blank:
The Egyptians believed the pharaohs were the _____ _________ of the God Horus.
Human incarnation
Craftsmen made items for what?
trade
what 3 things did Kush trade with the Egyptians?
Ivory, ebony, and iron
How wide is the Nile River?
13 miles wide
what book was the pharaoh in?
Exodus
Fill in the blank:
this accounted for a ______ part of Egyptian society.
Large