"De" Nile
Civilization that grew along the Nile
What is Egypt (or the Egyptians)?
I am the second of twelve rulers with this name, and I conquered Syria during the New Kingdom
Who is Ramses II?
These pictographs were the Egyptian form of writing
What are hieroglyphics?
During the Old Kingdom, pharaohs were considered to be a god, effectively creating this type of government
What is a theocracy?
This title was given to the kings and queens of Egypt
What is pharaoh?
The name of a series of rocky rapids
What are cataracts?
I built the Pyramids at Giza during the Old Kingdom
Who is Khufu?
I am a collection of spells and a guide to the afterlife
What is the Book of the Dead?
During the New Kingdom, Egypt conquered the territory of these "frenemies" to the south
Who are the Nubians?
This process prepared the body for the afterlife
What is mummification?
The direction the Nile flows
What is North?
I was made ruler at a young age and my tomb was believed to be cursed
Who is King Tut? (Tutenkhamen)
During this period, Egyptian art became more common and hieroglyphs were used to write poetry, story books, and folk tales
What is the Middle Kingdom?
During the Middle Kingdom, Egyptian trade routes stretched across the African deserts, the Middle East, and to this Mediterranean island
What is Crete?
The word for a ruling family
What is a dynasty?
The place where the silt is deposited after flooding
What are the floodplains (or The Black Land, aka Kemet)?
I was a female ruler during the New Kingdom who emphasized trade and the arts as well as military strength
Who is Hatshepsut?
I was a statue with a lion's body and a human's head
What is the Sphinx?
During the Old Kingdom, these tombs for the Pharaohs were first built at Giza
What are Pyramids?
I am the special water crane used by Egyptian farmers to water their fields during the dry season
What is a shaduf?
The colors of the Nile before the two rivers merge
What are blue and white?
I was the first ruler to unify the Lower and Upper halves of Egypt into one kingdom and established the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom
Who is King Narmer (or Menes)?
This was built to hold the tombs of the Pharaohs during the reign of King Tuthmose I because he believed pyramids were an easy target for tomb robbers
What is the Valley of the Kings?
During the Middle Kingdom, this city was made the new capital of the Egyptian empire
What is Thebes?
What is pantheon?