True or False
The Vizier was more powerful than the Pharaoh.
What is False
(Is anyone more powerful than the Pharaoh?)
This Pharaoh drove the Hyksos out and reunited Egypt after the Middle Kingdom
Who is Ahmose I
This river was central to life in ancient Egypt and is the longest river in the world?
What is the Nile River?
T or F: Modern archeologists were able to translate hieroglyphics immediately after they were discovered.
False (How long did it take?)
The people of ancient Egypt did this to get goods and services
What is bartering?
The Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt is known as the "Age of the Pyramids"
What is True
This Pharaoh was the first Pharaoh to unite upper and lower Egypt, beginning the Old Kingdom.
Who is Narmer (Menes)
This term refers to the ruler of ancient Egypt, who was seen as both a god and a political leader?
What is a Pharaoh
T or F: The Rosetta stone is a giant sculpture with the head of a pharaoh and body of a lion
What is False. (What is it?)
Nubians adopted all of these from Egyptian culture.
1. A language and an alphabet
2. Worshiped their gods
3. Started using copper and bronze
In the Old Kingdom, every Egyptian was educated.
What is False
Egypt's first female Pharaoh, growing their empire through trade.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This is a large stone coffin used to hold mummified bodies.
What is a sarcophagus? (note: not a mummy case)
This was used to help translate Egyptian hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This made up the largest part of Egypt’s economy
What is agriculture (farming)
Ancient Egyptians learned how to treat illnesses and wrote the first medical books.
What is True
This young pharaoh’s nearly intact tomb provided valuable insights into Egyptian burial practices
Who is Tutankhamun
This is a process used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve bodies after death?
What is mummification?
This term refers to containers that were used to preserve organs for mummies.
What are Canopic Jars
This group likely introduced chariots, horses, and stronger bows to the Egyptians
Who is the Hyksos
Ancient Egyptians set up a government called a theocracy.
What is True (What is a Theocracy)
This ancient Egyptian Pharaoh conquered the Nubians during the New Kingdom - expanding the empire through war
Who is Thutmose III
This plant was used by ancient Egyptians to make a type of paper for writing?
What is Papyrus?
Ancient Egyptians developed mathematics and geometry to build these.
What is the pyramids?
Three main reasons for the fall of the New Kingdom.
There was a severe drought.
There was a famine.
There was political unrest.