People
Egypt's first pharaoh
Menes
/Why did pharaohs have absolute power?
Pharaohs were gods who came to take care of Egypt
The Med sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt
False
Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal
Sphinx
Vocabulary: A Tall, four sided pillar that is pointed on top
Obelisk
Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him
Khufu
What were some of the things that Queen Hatsheput accomplished?
Trade outside of Egypt, supported the arts, built monuments.
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died
False
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
Mummies
Vocabulary: A system of people in different lands who trade goods
Trade network
Leader of Aksumite army that invaded Kush in AD 350
King Azana
What was the relationship like between Egypt and Kush?
Sometimes at war, sometimes traded, Egypt invaded Kush, Kushites later revolted and gained their independence. Kushites kept many of the Egyptian ways they had adopted.
The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom
True
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
Engineering
Rosetta Stone
This king attacked Egypt in the 700s
Kashta
What is the northernmost city in the New Kingdom?
Ugarit
True
Binding legal agreements
contracts
Egyptians believed that the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
This king united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC
Mentuhotep II
What goods would have been traded between Byblos and Punt?
Timber and Gold
By the AD 300s Kush was at the height of its power
False
Long-Lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
papyrus
They collected taxes from citizens.