Vocabulary
This is a trinagular piece of rich land formed at the mouth of rivers.
Delta
This is the body of water that the Nile River empties into.
Mediterranean Sea
This was the chief advisor to the King.
Vizier
This year marks the beginning of the Middle Kingdom.
2040 BC
Who was Thutmose III's mamma?
Hatshepsut
This occurs due to food shortages
famine
How many cataracts are located between the desert cliffs along the Nile River?
SIX
He was the first King to be buried in a stone pyramid.
King Zoser.
This land was conquered by Amenemhet and the rulers that followed him.
Nubia
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe the flesh of their Gods was made of?
Gold
This refers to a pharaoh's time of rule
Reign
Starting in East-central Africa, how long does the Nile flow before reaching the sea?
4,160 miles
What year was the Rosetta Stone discovered?
AD 1799
About this many Kings ruled during the 13th Dynasty.
70
This was the largest temple in all of Egypt.
The temple of Amon-Ra
The hieroglyphic for this word is represented by the sun resting in the notch of a mountain.
Horizon
This was created in 1970 in order to prevent the Nile from flooding its banks and depositing rich new soil, thus forcing modern Egyptians to begin using fertilizers to grow crops.
Aswan High Dam
This King is believed to have become known as King Menes.
King Narmer
These people had superior military technology to the Egyptians, and brought important cultural changes to Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
The Hyksos
This ancient story, written on papyrus, tells the adventures of a sailor who was lost and then rescued in the Red Sea.
The tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.
This type of information does not affect your knowledge of a subject.
Incidental
According to the text book, the Ancient Egyptians considered the Nile river to be this.
The giver of life
This is the name for the administrative area controlled by nomarchs and governors.
Nomes
This was a series of forts that were built to protect the Nile Delta.
the Walls of Prince
The relocated capital of Akhetaten was located in an area that became known by what name?
Amarna