The Nile River
The name for the rich fertile soil left by the seasonal flooding of the Nile
What is silt?
A complex writing system developed by the Egyptians that uses a combination of symbols and sounds.
What is hieroglyphics?
A period of time where arts and architecture thrived during the middle kingdom.
What is "The Golden Age"?
Grassy plains that stretch across Africa, south of the Sahara.
What are savannas?
This pharaoh was ruling at the age of 10 and ruled for only 9 short years.
Who is king Tutankhamen?
dangerous areas on the Nile that prevent large ships from entering Egypt.
What are cataracts?
The right to rule was passed from father to son to grandson. Such a line is called_____________.
What is dynasty?
A civil war divided Egypt ending an era of peace and prosperity. This weakened Egypt and allowed these powerful warriors to invade Egypt.
Who are the Hyksos?
The first people to settle in the Nubian region on the savannas.
Who are cattle herders?
This Pharaoh tried to changed Egypt's religion from polytheistic to monotheistic.
Who is Amenhotep IV?
The fan shaped area of fertile marshland at the mouth of the Nile
What is the Nile Delta?
A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader.
What is theocracy?
The only female ruler in Egypt named Hatshepsut had to prove herself to be a good leader. As a result she wore this.
What is a fake beard?
Meroe was the heart of a large web of trade to places like Arabia, India, China and Rome. The Kushites traded wood, iron, enslaved workers..etc. in exchange for many various goods such as this woven cotten cloth.
What are textiles?
This pharaoh was a women who ruled after her husband died.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
A reed plant that grows along the Nile used to make many useful things such as paper.
What is papyrus?
These government officials were appointed by the pharaoh. They supervised construction and repair to dams and irrigation canals.
What are bureaucrats?
Trade increased during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut which allowed the exchange of many new goods. Among these goods was a material burned for its pleasant smell.
What is incense?
This is the god, the Kushites often prayed to to appoint a new leader when a king died.
Who is Amon-Re?
This pharaoh devoted himself to peaceful activities and had many temples built throughout Egypt.
Who was Ramses II?
What is a shadoof?
All people could hope for eternal life after death, as a result this process emerged so that Egyptians could protect bodies for the afterlife.
What is embalming?
Political ties between Egypt and other nearby kingdoms resulted in these representatives to work together and work toward common goals
What are envoys?
This animal became a sacred symbol for the Kushites and was often used in paintings and sculptures.
What is the elephant?
This pharaoh was the young nephew to Queen Hatshepsut. He had her name removed from the royal texts and monuments.
Who is Thutmose III