Geography
Ancient Egypt was located on what continent?
Africa
The Old Kingdom
What was the name of the first official Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh Menes/Narmer
Who were the only people allowed to be pharaoh's?
Men
The Ancient Egyptians had what kind of religion?
polytheistic
What river runs through Ancient Egypt?
The Nile
What is a dynasty?
A period of time when one family rules.
How did Pharaoh Narmer die?
Killed by hippo
Which jobs were the highest on the social pyramid?
The pharaoh's and high priest
What is a pantheon?
A family of gods
Describe how Egypt was split into two lands, where was each land located.
Upper Egypt is located in the South & Lower Egypt is located in the North
Which dynasties make up the Old Kingdom?
1-10
What was the name of the young pharaoh whose tomb was found full of treasures and artifacts?
King Tutankhamun
Which job was the most important in Ancient Egypt and why?
Farming because it provided food for the empire
The most important god worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians was__________.
The sun god Ra
What did the Nile do that allowed the Egyptians to farm crops?
Extra 100 points if you could describe when it flooded.
Flood unpredictably
The New Kingdom
What was the name of the Pharaoh who wanted to be remembered for his architecture and monuments?
Pharaoh Senusret
Scribes were the only people who could__________&___________.
Read and write
What was the name of the god who would weigh your heart to determine whether you went to the afterlife?
Amun
What is a delta?
An area where the river splits into multiple streams that lead to a larger body of water.
What dynasties make up the New Kingdom?
18th-24th
What was the name of the great warrior pharaoh that never lost a battle?
Tuthmosis III
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing was called________.
Hieroglyphics
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe their spirit was called?
Ka