Vocabulary
He was the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom
Who was Ramses II?
She represented a loyal wife and mother
Who was Isis?
A line of rulers that pass power from father to son
What is a dynasty?
He was the chief god of the Egyptians
Who was Re?
Grasslands south of Egypt
What are the savannas?
Area is south of the Nile River delta
Where is Upper Egypt?
Incense, wood furniture and iron weapons
What did Egyptians trade for?
Present day Sudan
What was Nubia?
These western Asian people conquered Egypt
Who were the Hyksos?
He built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Who was Khufu?
These provided natural barriers to the west and the east of Egypt
What are deserts?
They moved their capital to Meroe to be close to iron ore deposits
Who were the Kushites?
This was the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kigndom
What was Thebes?
These are wild rapids
What are cataracts?
He tried changing the Egyptians religion (first "real" name)
What was Amenhotep?
She was more into trading rather than conquering
Who was Hatshepsut?
"the Black Lands"
What is Kemet?
This was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom
What was Memphis?
Development of surveying and fertile soil happened because of this
What is the Nile flooding?
The Egyptians relied on the Nile for farming and that lead to this
What are technological developments?