egypt
Old Time
Middle time
New Time
Key People
100
The Egyptians settled along this river.
What is the Nile River?
100
During this time Egypt grew and prospered. Mainly because kings set up a strong this.
What is a government?
100
The Middle Kingdom was also known as this, because it was a time of great wealth and power.
What is the "Golden Age"?
100
This Egyptian prince battled the Hyksos, and reclaimed the throne of Egypt. This event marked the beginning of the New Kingdom.
Who was Ahmose?
100
This boy king only ruled for 10 years, until meeting a mysterious and untimely death. Dr. Howard Carter is responsible for his discovery in 1922.
Who is King Tut (Tutankhamen)?
200
The Egyptians were this. Meaning they believed in many gods and goddesses.
What is polytheistic?
200
Through the process of embalming the Egyptians learned a lot about the human anatomy. This led to the first written these.
What are medical books?
200
Egyptians enjoyed a "boom" in the arts, literature, and this. They really loved to build things!
What is architecture?
200
************Daily Double!!!********** During the New Kingdom, Egypt reached its peak of this. Its territories grew tremendously!
What is power?
200
This pharaoh lost quite a bit of Egypt's territories, or lands, due his focus on his new religion.
Who is Akhanaton (Amenhotep)?
300
********************Daily Double*************** These were some achievements of the Ancient Egyptians. Both we still use today.
What is black ink, land surveying, paper, and the 365 day calendar?
300
During this time these were built. They were used as tombs for the pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
300
One difference between the Old and Middle Kingdoms, was that during the Middle Kingdom, the Egyptians were taking control over more of this.
What is land?
300
This new burial place was constructed for the pharaohs.
What is the Valley of the Kings?
300
Egypt became great again under the rule of this pharaoh. He regained lands and built great temples. He is also the pharaoh mentioned in the Biblical story of Moses.
Who is Ramses II?
400
This desert made Egypt hot, dry and arid.
What is the Sahara Desert?
400
He united both Upper and Lower Egypt to make one kingdom.
Who was King Narmer or King Menes?
400
This famous artifact, found in 1822 by complete accident, finally unlocked the code of the hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
400
Gaining land was not the most important thing to every pharaoh during this time. Hatshepsut focused on trading these items in order to make Egypt wealthy.
What are gold, ivory, ebony, and incense?
400
She was not Egyptian, but Greek. She was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt as well as the last of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Who was Cleopatra VII?
500
**********Triple Jeopardy*********** The social classes of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Pharaoh, Nobles, Scribes and Craftsmen, and Farmers, Servants and Slaves?
500
This King was buried in the Great Pyramid.
Who is King Khufu?
500
Egypt was attacked by this group from Asia. Ending the reign of the pharaoh for about 150 years.
Who were the Hyksos?
500
*********Daily Double!!!******** Egypt was a polytheistic nation for the longest time, until Akhenaton (a.k.a. Amenhotep), tried make the Egyptians only worship one god. Worshiping only one god is also called this.
What is monotheism?
500
In 332 B.C. this Macedonian king took Egypt and placed the capital, Alexandria, in the Nile delta. They had quite an amazing lighthouse there!
Who was Alexander the Great?