Pharaohs
How did Egyptian Kings hold back Chaos?
Defeating Egypt’s enemies and hunting lions, wild cattle, and hippos
What is Ma'at?
Order
How many pyramids are located near the Great Pyramid of Ghiza? (Including itself)
3
What is Egypt's major river?
The Nile
Why did the Old Kingdom fall?
A massive drought
Who was the first pharaoh to create a pyramid?
Djoser
Who was the God of the Underworld? (Not of Death)
Osiris
What city is the Valley of Kings located near?
Thebes
What is the last 700 miles of the Nile called?
The Kmt, or the black land
How many dynasties are there in Egypt?
31
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
Who were the two gods that represented Order and Chaos and represented Upper and Lower Egypt?
Horus and Set
What is the animal/human hybrid monument set near the pyramids?
The Great Sphinx
What is the strange geographical feature of the Nile?
It flows backwards, or North
Who do we get our records of early Egypt from?
Manetho
What made Pharaoh Ahmose important?
Ahmose turned Egypt into an efficiently run military state, gaining power and land for Egypt and chased the Hyksos out of Egypt
What is the only god kept during Akhenaten's reign?
Aten
What does a "true" pyramid symbolically represent?
A sunbeam coming down from heaven
What are the three seasons surrounding the Nile?
Akhet, Peret, and Shemu
How many intermediate periods were there?
2
What made Pharaoh Akhenaten important?
He removed all gods except for one
What god was the personification of the Nile?
Hapi
What does a step pyramid symbolically represent?
The ascent that the pharaoh would take once he died
Name at least three of the Capitols of Egypt that we discussed
Memphis, Lisht, Thebes, Amarna
What were the Souls of Pe?
Legendary predynastic Kings