Geography
Old Kingdom
Middle/New Kingdom
Religion
Society
100
The River running through Egypt
The Nile
100
King Khafre ordered the building of __________, a giant cat with his face on it to symbolize his godhood
The sphinx
100
Who conquered Egypt to end the Middle Kingdom?
The Hyksos
100
The act of preserving a dead body in Egypt
Mummification / making a mummy
100
Who was on top of Egyptian society? Who had the most power?
King or Pharaoh
200
What was the name of the land where people could grow crops?
What was the name of the land that was all desert?
The Black Land-crops
The Red Land-desert
200
What was the double crown a symbol of?
The upper and lower kingdoms uniting/joining together
200
What mysterious group fought with Egypt for so long it caused the end of the New Kingdom?
The sea people
200
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
A tomb for Egyptian kings, giving them a safe and comfortable place in the afterlife.
200
What was the name of Egypt's highest scribe or 2 highest scribes?
Vizier or Viziers
300
Which kingdom was in the North?
Which Kingdom was in the South?
Lower Egypt-North
Upper Egypt- South
300
What technology did Egypt learn about from Mesopotamia to help them navigate the river?
Sails
300
Name 2 Tools the Hyksos used to easily take over Egypt
Compound bows, chariots, bronze weapons/armor, forts, new tactics and strategies.
300
Egyptians were _________: which means they worshipped many gods
Polytheistic or Polytheism
300
What is the difference between a merchant and an artisan?
An artisan mainly makes something, a merchant sells and mainly handles money
400
What is it called when a river splits off into a wide area before the ocean, like what the nile does in the North.
A Delta/ Nile Delta
400
What protected the Old Kingdom from outside invaders?
The Red Land/ the Desert
400
What was the name of the civilization that Egypt decided to conquer to the south during the Middle Kingdom to take their gold and resources?
Nubia/Kush
400
Pharoah had 2 jobs as god-king of Egypt.
1. Organize and take care of Egypts people
2. ________________________________
Talk to the gods and keep them happy with Egypt
400
If you became a slave in Egypt, how long were you kept as a slave?
FOREVER
500
What is the name of the Sea that the Nile ends at?
The Mediterranean Sea
500
What did ancient Egyptians build their homes out of?
Mud bricks
500
Name the first pharaoh of the New Kingdom and the last pharaoh of the New Kingdom
Hatshepsut-Ramses
500
Name 2 of Egypt's death gods
Anubis-god of preparing the dead
Osiris- King of the underworld and judge of the dead
Nephthys- Protector of the dead
500
Farmers tracked the nile's flood patterns by measuring the year into 3 seasons, name the 3 seasons.
Flood Season, Planting/Growing Season, Harvest Season