Geography
The Old Kingdom
Middle and New Kingdom
Egyptian Achievements
Ancient Kush
100
The kingdom called "gift of the Nile"
Egypt
100
What is a tomb for a pharaoh called?
Pyramids
100
Who is the "child pharaoh" whose tomb was discovered relatively untouched in 1922
King Tut
100
What is the name of the writing system using pictures and symbols
Hieroglyphics
100
Another name for the region called Nubia
Kush
200
Who is the leader who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
200
What is the name of the sun god?
Re
200
What queen does this describe...powerful woman, sometimes dressed like a man, married Thutmose II
Queen Hatchepsut
200
A kind of paper that is made out of the reeds of a plant that grew along the banks of the Nile
Papyrus
200
One of Kush's most successful rulers. A fierce warrior and deeply religious
Piankhi
300
What is a title used by rulers of Egypt
Pharaoh
300
What is the top level of the social structure of Ancient Egypt?
Pharaohs
300
Who was the last ruler of Egypt until the Greeks took over?
Cleopatra
300
What is the creature that has the body of a lion and the head of a human?
Sphinx
300
Kush was good at taking advantage of their natural resources by setting up this.....a system of people in different lands who trade goods
trade network
400
What is the part of Ancient Egypt that is the southern part
Upper Egypt
400
What is the purpose of mummification?
To prepare for the afterlife
400
This group invaded Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and were finally driven out during the New Kingdom
The Hyksos
400
An important discovery that allowed historians to translate and understand what Egyptian hieroglyphs meant
The Rosetta Stone
400
2 reasons why the civilization of Kush declined
overgrazing iron makers used up forest weakened by loss of trade lost wealth and military power
500
What is the sea that the Nile delta empties in to?
The Mediterranean
500
What is the date range of the Old Kingdom? (within 200 years)
2700-2200 BC
500
This pharaoh was a trained ruler and fighter and is considered to be the last great pharaoh
Ramses the Great (II)
500
The Temple of Karnak was built to honor this god
Re
500
In relation to Egypt, where was Kush located
South
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