Vocabulary
This word means the plants of a place or region.
What is vegetation?
People often settle near this because it is needed for drinking and farming.
What is water?
This river was the most important to ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
The Old Kingdom is known as this.
What is “The Age of Pyramids”?
This pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Who is Khufu?
This word describes the surface features of land, such as mountains and deserts.
What is topography?
Flat land makes it easier to do these two things.
What is farm and build?
The Nile flows in this direction.
What is south to north?
The Middle Kingdom is called this.
What is “The Period of Unification”?
This female pharaoh expanded trade routes.
Who is Hatshepsut?
A written agreement between two or more states.
What is a treaty?
Name ONE environmental factor that influences settlement.
What is water, vegetation, or topography?
The Nile helped farmers by leaving behind this after flooding.
What is fertile soil?
This kingdom is known as Egypt’s Golden Age.
What is the New Kingdom?
This pharaoh was known as the “Patron of the Arts.”
Who is Senusret I?
Rivers, plains, and deserts are examples of this.
What is topography?
Natural barriers like mountains can provide this benefit.
What is protection?
The Nile helped Egyptians fish, travel, and do this.
What is trade?
Pyramids were mainly built during this kingdom.
What is the Old Kingdom?
This pharaoh was a military leader and master builder.
Who is Ramses II?
This environmental feature provides food, materials, and resources.
What is vegetation?
These three environmental factors help explain why early civilizations formed.
What are water, vegetation, and topography?
The Nile’s regular flooding inspired Egyptians to create this.
What is a calendar?
Trade, wealth, and power expanded greatly during this period.
What is the New Kingdom?
This pharaoh created the first recorded peace treaty.
Who is Ramses II?