Vocabulary
A body that has been preserved so it will not decompose
Mummy
The pharaoh sent ______________ and ______________ to promote trade.
Merchants and officials
The Nile river carries ___________ which are fine mineral particles that can form fertile soil.
Silt
Name 2 differences of the geography of Kush and Egypt.
River Valley rainfall was not higher in Egypt and there was more land to farm in Egypt
Cataracts lie within Kush
1550-1070 BCE is known as this type of era. It followed civil wars and invasions.
New Kingdom
A writing surface similar to paper named after the papyrus reed that grew along the Nile River in Ancient Egypt
Papyrus
____________________ were sent and this helped strengthen peace with former enemies.
Diplomats
Egyptians learned how to build ___________ walls around fields to trap the Nile’s flood waters. This allowed them to create ________________.
Earthen and surplus
How were the ancient Egyptians advanced in medical knowledge and mathematics?
Because the ancient Egyptians had built pyramids, they were advanced in mathematics. They also worked on creating mummies which had given them advanced knowledge of anatomy.
2055-1650 BCE is known as this type of era. It was an era that dealt with environmental changes such as Nile flooding.
Middle Kingdom
Statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other material
Sculpture
Kush was defeated by the ___________________ in __________ and retreated to Kush.
Assyrians and 665 BCE
The most important Egyptain god was ______________ who was the sun god. ___________ was the god of the underworld.
Amon Rei and Osiris
What did the Egyptians believe happened if a mummy was destroyed?
They believed that the statue could replace the mummy as a home for the dead person’s spirit.
2686 - 2125 CE is known as this type of era. It was an era that prospered.
Old Kingdom
System of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations
Bureaucracy
War with the ______________ weakened Kush.
Roman Empire
The ________________ relied on bureaucracy and the head of the bureaucracy was called the ___________. He was the one that collected taxes from farmers.
What were 2 benefits of using papyrus rather than clay tablets?
One benefit was that it was easier to transport. Another benefit was that papyrus was easier to write since it used ink.
This ruler was one of the few women to have ruled Egypt. Her husband died so she became the pharaoh. Her rule was peaceful and she built up Egyptian trade/wealth.
Hatshepsut
One of the world’s first alphabets, invented in ancient Nubia
Committee of correspondence
Meroe was located near _______________ which made it the world’s first ___________________.
Iron deposits and Iron working center
_____________ was the mother goddess of Egypt.
Iris
What led to the Egyptian pharaoh having power?
He convinced the people that he was a god
This ruler used their rule to strengthen and increase the Egyptian empire by conquering land.
Thutmose III