The Pharaohs
Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?
Cleopatra
What is 1 activity children in Ancient Egypt partook in?
Play, work, learn
What was the most important god in Egyptian culture?
Ra
Why is upper Egypt in the south, and lower Egypt in the north?
Because they were named based on the flow of the Nile
What was the most valuable trading depot for Ancient Egypt?
Kush
What pharaoh is most famous for his tomb?
Tut (Tutankhamun)
Name one ancient Egyptian treatment in medicine?
Stitching cuts, bracing broken bones, using chamomile for upset stomachs, putting raw meat on open wounds, putting moldy bread on infections
Who was the goddess of women, and healing?
Isis
Name one job of Egyptian governors?
Collect taxes, serve as judges, distributed Nile flood waters, reported to the pharaoh
What land did Egypt conquer for its gold?
Nubia
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
The Egyptians developed a new kind of irrigation system. What was it called?
Basin irrigation
Who was the god of the underworld?
Osiris
What is something that was collected as taxes?
Olive oil, crops, grain, eggs, meat, fruit
How did increased trade impact ancient Egypt?
It helped their economy grow as they were no longer stuck trading locally
Which pharaoh was the first to unite upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
How did Egypt get most of its slaves?
They were prisoners of war
What god did Tut make the main god in Egypt?
Amun
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
They were tombs
The defeat of what people led to the start of the new Kingdom?
Hyksos
What pharaoh was the first one to commission a pyramid?
Khufu
What were Egyptian houses made out of?
Mud Bricks
Tut's father tried to shift Egypt into only worshipping one god, what was his name?
Aten
Why did the Old Kingdom end?
People got over building the pyramids and doing the pharaoh's bidding, so they revolted
What pharaoh rallied Egypt to start the new kingdom?
Ahmose