Egyptian Civilization
Aksum
West, Central and Southern Africa
Kush
The Nile
100
This is the process used by ancient Egyptians to preserve the bodies of pharaohs
What is mummification?
100
Aksum was located in this present-day African country
What is Ethiopia?
100
This is the natural phenomenon in which desert land takes over fertile soil
What is desertification?
100
The kingdom of Kush was located in this ancient geographical area?
What is Nubia?
100
This is the direction the Nile flows
What is south to north?
200
This is the type of fabric Egyptian clothes were typically made of
What is linen?
200
This king of Aksum expanded the territory and encouraged trade
Who is King Ezana?
200
These early West African people produced iron
What are the Nok?
200
Kush was located in this present-day African country
What is Sudan?
200
The area near the mouth of the Nile where sand and silt are deposited
What is the delta?
300
This pharaoh, the first woman to rule Egypt, had a mysterious ending to her life
Who is Queen Hatshepsut? (Queen Hat)
300
A leveled-off area of land used for farming
What is a terrace?
300
A move from one region to another
What is migration?
300
This geographic feature connected Nubia and Egypt
What is the Nile River?
300
These are waterfall-like landforms that are seen in the Nile
What are cataracts?
400
This queen was the principal wife of Ramses II
Who is Nefetari?
400
This Aksum written language is still used today in the Ethiopian Church
What is ge'ez?
400
These groups of people moved through south and east Africa, bringing farming and ironwork techniques
Who are the Bantu?
400
These are the names of the two capital cities of the Kushite kingdom
What are Napata and Meroe?
400
This color word describes the barren land near the Nile River valley
What is red (land)?
500
A combination of salt and baking soda, this substance was used to preserve the bodies of Egyptian pharaohs
What is natron?
500
Access to these four bodies of water allowed Aksum to be an ideal location for trade
What are the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Nile Valley?
500
The belief that everything possesses a soul
What is animism?
500
Nubia was divided into these two regions
What is Upper Nubia and Lower Nubia?
500
This is Egypt's nickname, as it relates to the famous river
What is "the Gift of the Nile"?
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