Vocabulary 1
Life after death
afterlife
A grave or space for the burial of the dead.
tomb
The name of the boy King during the Old Kingdom.
King Tutankhamen (Tut)
The Nile River flows through this desert.
The Sahara Desert
True
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
empire
Mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks brought to an area by water.
silt
The name of the people who conquered Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
Hyksos
The mixture of rocks and minerals brought to Egypt by the Nile.
silt
Hatshepsut called herself the daughter of a ________.
god
entered by force to conquer
invaded
Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top.
Pyramid
How many years did the New Kingdom last?
500 Years
The Nile made the soil rich which helped Egyptians to develop _____________ (clue: growing their own food).
Farming/Agriculture
Before the New Kingdom the _____________ ruled with force for around 150 years until they were driven out of Egypt.
The Hysos
Egyptian Kings
Pharaohs
A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.
chariots
After Egypt gained control of Nubia they changed the name to _____________.
Kush
The development of farming led to the rise of early Egyptian _____________.
Civilization
Name 1 Pharaoh from the time of the New Kingdom
Akhenaton
Tutenkhamen (Tut)
Hapshetsut
The Egyptian method of preserving dead bodies by wrapping them in cloth.
Mummies
A strong belief in a supernatural power (gods).
religion
The King who united Upper and Lower Egypt
King Menes
True or False: The Nile is the longest river in the world?
True
At the end of the New Kingdom, Egypt was eventually conquered by _____________
or
The Assyrians