Places
Longest river in the world
Nile River
Process of preserving the body after death
Mummification
Egyptian king who had one of the most well-preserved tombs in the Valley of the Kings; one of the most well-known Egyptian pharaohs
King Tutankhamen
This city in Egypt was founded by Alexander the Great. It was an important center of learning in the ancient world
Alexandria
What was the first capital of a united Egypt?
Memphis
Mountain range in northwest Africa
Atlas Mountains
Time in which European countries rushed to claim territory in Africa from the late 1800s to 1914
Scramble for Africa
First king of a united Egypt
Menes
2023 storm that struck Libya, killing thousands and becoming the deadliest storm in Africa since 1900
Storm Daniel
What man established Morocco as a monarchy and became its first king?
Sultan Mohammed V
Burial ground of over 60 Egyptian kings built along the Nile River
Valley of the Kings
This structure controls flooding of the Nile River and allows for continual irrigation for farmland
Aswan High Dam
Pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid
Khufu
Dry, dusty wind that blows across northwestern Africa
Harmattan
What man led the group that overthrew the Egyptian monarchy?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Manmade waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Suez Canal
Some of the earliest inhabitants of Northern Africa
Berbers
Egypt's most famous female pharaoh
Queen Hatshepsut
Egyptian word meaning "red land"; the dry desert land beyond the Kemet
Deshret
What Egyptian president signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1978?
Anwar el-Sadat
Location of the largest religious complex in ancient Egypt
Karnak
Egyptian word meaning "black land"; the well-watered land by the Nile River
Kemet
Pharaoh during ancient Egypt's time of greatest power and wealth
Thutmose III
Tall, pointed pillars that Egyptians built to honor their gods
Obelisks
What man overthrew the Libyan monarchy and set himself up as a dictator?
Muammar al-Qaddafi