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Nile
Pharaohs
Pyramids
Mummies
Dynasty
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The world's longest river
What is the Nile?
100
This civilization takes over control of the area some time after the death of Ramses II.
What is Kush?
100
New Kingdom pharaohs tried to hide their tombs from whom?
Who are grave robbers?
100
The Egyptian religion was polytheistic. What does that mean?
What is a belief in many gods?
100
Egypt got this important resource from Nubia.
What is gold?
200
The southern part of the Nile is called this.
What is the Upper Nile?
200
Ramses II ruled for this long.
What is 66 years?
200
Mud Bricks
What were Egyptian homes made out of?
200
This is the name for a line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
200
Besides being the pharaoh, this was one of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt.
What is being a priest?
300
This is an unusual feature of the Nile river.
What is - it begins in the south and flows north?
300
Why did Khufu build the Great Pyramid?
What is - to show how great he was?
300
This pharaoh built the Great Pyramid.
Who is Pharaoh Khufu?
300
This pharaoh had tall monuments called obelisks erected to proclaim her glory.
Who is Hatshepsut?
300
This happened after the death of Ramses II.
What is Egypt began to decline / lose stability?
400
The Egyptian study of this helped them develop one of the first calendars.
What is astronomy? (study of the stars)
400
This queen became pharaoh after her husband died.
Who is Hatshepsut?
400
Akhenaton was unpopular with the priests for this reason.
What is they thought he was "angering the gods" & they were losing their own power & authority?
400
This process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death.
What is embalming?
400
Under Ramses II, Egypt experienced this for a long time.
What is stability / peace?
500
This was the main form of transportation in ancient Egypt.
What is boats on the Nile River?
500
Pharaoh Akhenaton tried to change what about Egypt?
What is it's religion? (wanted one god instead of many)
500
Two jobs that priests did.
What is 1) took care of the "gods" in the temples 2) gave advice to the pharaohs 3) performed special ceremonies throughout the year
500
Ramses II treated enemy nations this way.
What is - he negotiated peace treaties with them?
500
How did Egyptian art change under Akhenaton?
What is - it became more realistic?