Pharaohs
A pharaoh who ruled from about the age of 9 to 19. He is most famous for his sarcophagus that remained untouched until 1922 when it was discovered.
Who is Tutankhamun?
An iconic structure that the Egyptians built as tombs in honor of their pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
The group with the most power but the least people in Egyptian society.
What are the Pharaohs?
A mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
List the three kingdoms chronologically.
What are the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
This pharaoh who organized a two-year trading expedition to Punt and was controversial due to their gender.
Who is Hatshepsut?
A system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What are hieroglyphics?
This group enjoyed a higher social status due to their ability to read and write.
Who are scribes?
Fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
What is a Delta?
A continuous group of leaders from the same the family is called a?
What is a dynasty?
This pharaoh that ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu?
Name one other famous Egyptian structure or temple that is not a pyramid.
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This group made up 95% of Egypt's population and often worked difficult jobs.
What is the farmers?
The southern area of ancient Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
This pharaoh is considered one of Egypt's greatest, having ruled for over 60 years and expanding Egypt's borders significantly.
Who is Ramses II?
This pharaoh was controversial due to his decision to transition Egypt from a polytheistic society to a monotheistic.
Who is Akhenaten?
The watering of dry land by means of canals or channels.
What is irrigation?
These GROUPS crafted and traded goods to sell to Egyptians and other civilizations.
Who are merchants AND artisans?
The direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
What is North?
These periods of Egyptian history were characterized for having a weak and unstable government, making life chaotic for Egyptians.
What is an intermediate period?
The pharaoh that unified Lower and Upper Egypt and became the first pharaoh.
Who is Menes or Narmer?
A reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is papyrus?
This group was just beneath the pharaoh and helped govern, oversee courts, and collect taxes.
The place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold and other resources.
What is Kush/Nubia?
This system of government is ruled by religions leaders.
What is a theocracy?