Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
This river was the most important physical feature for the civilizations of Egypt and Kush because it provided fresh water and fertile soil.
What is the Nile River?
This title was given to the powerful rulers who controlled ancient Egypt and were honored both during their life and after death.
What is a pharaoh?
This pyramid-shaped structure represented how ancient Egyptian society was organized, with the pharaoh at the top and peasants at the bottom.
What is the social pyramid?
This African kingdom was located south of Egypt along the Nile River and thrived from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
What is Kush?
He was known as the “father of the Hebrews” and made a covenant with God to move to Canaan.
Who is Abraham?
These three environmental factors, water, topography, and this, strongly influenced where ancient people chose to live.
What is vegetation?
Known as a great military leader and a master builder, this pharaoh signed the world’s first known peace treaty with the Hittites.
Who is Ramses II?
These workers made up the largest social class. They grew crops, worked long hours, and helped build monuments like pyramids and temples.
Who are the peasants?
This word means a family or group that rules for several generations, such as the 25th one that Kushite kings formed in Egypt.
What is a dynasty?
This leader led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
Large, flat areas such as plains and valleys were preferred by early settlers because they made this activity easier.
What is farming or growing crops?
This Old Kingdom pharaoh is best known for building the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
Who is Khufu?
These highly skilled laborers, including carpenters, jewelers, painters, and stone carvers, created beautiful objects but received little respect from higher classes.
Who are the artisans?
This Kushite city became the center of trade, ironworking, and culture for nearly 1,000 years.
What is Meroë?
He was a warrior-king known for defeating Goliath.
Who is King David?
In Canaan, this river served as the main source of fresh water, although it did not flood regularly like the Nile.
What is the Jordan River?
This Middle Kingdom pharaoh was known as the “Patron of the Arts” and built temples, shrines, and religious monuments, including the famous White Chapel
Who is Senusret I?
These official writers and record keepers spent years in school learning hieroglyphs and were one level below priests in the social pyramid.
Who are the scribes?
These Kushite rulers conquered Egypt around 730 B.C.E. and ruled it for nearly a century, reviving Egypt’s glory by building new temples and pyramids.
Who are the qores (Kushite kings)?
This wise king built the First Temple in Jerusalem but caused division in his kingdom through high taxes.
Who is King Solomon?
These physical barriers protected people living in the Nile River valley from invaders and discouraged settlement due to their hot, dry climates and lack of water.
What are deserts?
This New Kingdom pharaoh was one of Egypt’s first female rulers. She encouraged trade, dressed in men’s clothing for political authority, and built a great temple at Dayr al-Bahri.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This powerful group advised the pharaoh, oversaw religious ceremonies, cared for temple gods, and prepared bodies for the afterlife.
Who are the priests?
This term refers to a powerful female ruler of Kush who usually co-ruled with her husband or son. One famous one was Queen Amanirenas, who defeated the Romans.
What is a kandake?
This term describes the sacred agreement Abraham made with God, promising faith in exchange for descendants and land.
What is the Covenant?