Famous People
The greatest of the New Kingdom Pharaohs
Ramses II
Grasslands south of Egypt
Savannas
Wild rapids formed by the boulders and cliffs
Cataract
The place where Egyptian families spent time together was their
Rooftops
Built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Khufu
Capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom
Memphis
Represented loyal wife and mother
Isis
The Kushites moved their capital to Meroe to be close to
Iron Ore Deposits
The chief god of the Egytians was
Re
Area of Egypt added during the New Kingdom
Upper Egypt
Egyptian name for Egypt, means "the Black Lands"
Kemet
Western Asian people who conquered Egypt
Hyksos
The woman Pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was
Hatshepsut
Capitol of Egypt during during the Middle Kingdom
Thebes
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a
Dynasty
Some items that Egyptians traded for:
Iron weapons/tools, Ivory, Gold, and Incense
Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion
Amenhotep
Today we call it Sudan. The ancient Egyptians called it
Nubia
The Egyptian invention to prevent the Pharaoh's body from decomposing was
Embalming
What was the result of the Nile River flooding?
Fertile soil