Egypt's first pharaoh
United Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Narmer
The longest river in the world, longer than the width of the U.S.
What is the Nile
Egyptians preserved bodies for the afterlife through this process
What is mummification
These people were buried in pyramids
Who were royalty (rulers, pharaohs)
Describe the soil of the Nile River Valley
A. Rocky
B. Fertile
C. Sandy
D. Dry
A. Fertile
What did the Egyptians call the Sahara Desert as a nickname ?
The Redlands
The region of Kush was also called this
What is Nubia
The ka, or spirit would not be able to recognize its body if the body did this.
What is decay
Most of the population of Egypt were of this profession
What are farmers
Kush developed Africa's first industry using this metal
What is iron
The people responsible for recording information in Egypt and Kush were?
Scribes
body of water to the north of Egypt, serving as one barrier to invaders
Mediterranean Sea
Egyptians believed these were homes of the gods
What are temples
Farms grew into villages; villages grew into cities
How did Egyptian civilization develop
Name two major accomplishments of Kush ?
A. Developed one of the world's first alphabets
B. Defeated the Syrians for their land
C. Had the 1st Iron Working Center in the world
D. Conquered Phoenicia at sea battles
E. Reunited Egypt with Mesopotamia
A and C
First Alphabets and Iron Working
became pharaoh as a young child and died in his teens
Who was Tutankhamen (king Tut)
The southern region of Egypt is referred to as this because it has a higher elevation.
What is Upper Egypt
These stone statues of mythological creates line the entrances of temples, possibly to guard them
HINT- (Head of a man, body of a lion)
What are sphinxes
Kushites began to learn about other cultures through this profitable venture
What is trade with other cultures
Cause and Effect.....
CAUSE: Because Kush had little land to farm ?
Effect- Something along these lines is correct
They were very willing to trade
They traded for food
They needed food
One of the longest reigning pharaohs, he fought the Hittites, and later signed a peace treaty with them.
HINT!
(He built the most monuments and statues in Egypt)
Who is Ramses the Great.
Kush is on this (compass) side of Egypt.
What is south or southern
Things Egyptians filled their tombs with so the dead could use in the afterlife
What are art, jewelry, food, furniture, etc.
To signify rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt, pharaohs of the first dynasty wore this
What is a double crown
Red and White
To build domething like the Great Pyramid of Giza the Egyptians had to be excellent at:
A. Chemistry and Anatomy
B. Anatomy and Physics
C. Math and Science
D. Math and Anatomy
C. Math and Science