The river that the ancient Egyptians relied on...also known as the "lifeblood".
What is the Nile River?
100
These were built to protect the pharaoh from weather, grave robbers, and animals. These were suppose to help the pharaoh go to the afterlife.
What is a pyramid?
100
The ruler who expanded through trade and not conquest.
Who is Hatshepsut?
100
Egypt's government was called a ... and it means...
What is theocracy and the political and religious leader are the same person?
100
define hieroglyphics
What is an Egyptian writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols?
200
There are six of these along the Nile River. They helped to protect the ancient Egyptians from invaders. They are also referred to as rapids.
What is a cataract.
200
define golden age
What is a time in history where a civilization is at its highest political, economical, and cultural peak?
200
Egyptian society was organized into __________ levels.
What is four levels?
200
Egypt became united by this person.
Who is King Narmer?
200
define embalming
What is the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying?
300
This is located at the mouth of the Nile River and was a great natural defense for the ancient Egyptians. This also is referred to as a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.
What is a delta
300
Pyramid building stopped during this__________ kingdom because they were afraid of grave robbers so they built them in_____________.
What is in the Middle Kingdom and built in limestone cliffs
300
Natural resources helped make Meroe a great trading city by....
What is the land contained rich deposits of iron ore, and the city had access to the Nile River for trade and transportation?
300
_____________ruled for 66/67 years and after his/her death Egypt ______________.
Who is Ramses and declined.
300
define envoy
What is a representative from one civilization sent to another to form political ties?
400
This grew wild along the Nile River and was used to make paper, boats, sandals, rope and baskets.
What is papyrus?
400
The main reason the middle kingdom ended, and how they overcame this struggle.
What are the Hyksos, warriors from western Asia,who conquered Egypt, and they learned how to use the Hyksos horse drawn chariots and weapons?
400
The upper class of Egyptian society were, wore and lived......
What were the priests, nobles and army commanders who wore makeup, white linen cloth, and lived along the Nile River in homes constructed of wood and sun dried brick.
400
King Narmer was from __________, created the first ___________, which led to a __________Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt, dynasty and unified?
400
define savanna
What is a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region?
500
These four deserts helped protect ancient Egyptians from outside invaders.
What are the Western, Eastern, Arabian and Sahara deserts?
500
Nubia and Egypt influenced one another.
What is the they traded together, and the Nubian leaders were buried in tombs, much like the pharaohs of Egypt. The Nubians also worshipped Egyptian gods and adopted hieroglyphics.
500
Egyptian families were made up of a nuclear family.Some farm families were made up of extended families....
What is a made up of two parents and their children?
What is older adults along with their married children and their families?
500
_______________was a ruler who took over 350 cities and enslaved many during his conquest. This pharaoh was angry at ____________, for ___________.
Who is Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
becoming pharaoh and breaking the male line