Vocab
Geography
Pharaohs
Nubia/Kush
Miscellaneous
100
A process in which priests used spices and linen to preserve the bodies of the dead.
Mummification
100
The main source of water in Egypt
Nile River
100
The first pharaoh in Egypt.
Menes
100

Nubia was divided into two parts. Name the two parts.

Upper Nubia and Lower Nubia

100
Who was the first woman pharaoh in Egypt?
Hatshepsut
200
A reed like plant that scribes used to write on.
Papyrus
200
A northern part of Egypt that had very fertile, flat land made of silt. It drained into a larger body of water.
Delta
200
Menes made what city Egypt's capital?
Memphis
200
Very early Nubians were most likely....
hunter-gatherers
200

How did Hatshepsut become pharaoh?

Her husband died

300
Egyptian system of writing
hieroglyphics
300
Northern Egypt is called....
Lower Egypt
300
How was Zoser's pyramid different than the others?
It did not have straight, smooth sides. It was a step pyramid.
300
The capital city of Kush
Kerma
300

What did ancient Egpytians use to make paper? 

papyrus

400
A journey undertaken for a specific purpose.
Expedition
400
The part of Egypt that has stony cliffs and desert sands.
Upper Egypt
400
Who had the largest pyramid at Giza?
Khufu
400
Name one way Egypt influenced the people of Kush.
They used Egyptian hieroglyphics, construction of temples, worshiped Amon
400

Draw the Social Pyramid of Egypt.

Top: King/Queen Second: priests/soldiers Third: merchants/artisans/farmers Fourth: Slaves

500
Steep rapid in a river
Cataract
500
How many miles separate Lower and Upper Egypt?
600 miles. It would take over a month to walk or half that in a reed boat.
500
Who was the architect of Pharaoh Zoser's pyramid?
Imhotep
500
Which king of Kush invaded Egypt in 740 B.C.?
Piye
500
What was the capital of Kush in 300 B.C.?
Meroe
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