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Geography and Ancient Egypt
The Old Kingdom
The Middle and New Kingdom
Egyptian Achievements
Ancient Kush
100
Strong rapids in the Nile River
What are cataracts?
100
In their political system, Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was
What is both god and king?
100
paths followed by traders
What are trade routes?
100
paper
What is papyrus?
100
Location of Kushite city of Meroe.
What is south of Egypt along the Nile
200
The Nile River flows into this
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
Much of Egyptian religion focused on
What is the afterlife?
200
Egypt fought these people who were enemies and later allies.
Who are the Hittites?
200
Egyptian writing
What is hieroglyphics?
200
Kush's most successful military leader.
Who is Piankhi?
300
The northern region of Egypt is called Lower Egypt and the southern region of Egypt is called Upper Egypt...why
What is because of the Nile's flow (flows north)?
300
Only these people could be mummified
What is the elite (wealthy/powerful)? Pharaoh
300
How were the Hyksos able to defeat Egypt
What is because of their chariots and advanced weapons
300
helped to translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
300
The flooding of the Nile river allowed for this
What are winter and summer crops?
400
A triangular shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river is this
What is the Nile Delta?
400
Great House
What does pharaoh mean?
400
female ruler who worked to increase trade making Egypt wealthy and powerful
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
400
statues with the head of a human and the body of a lion
What is a sphinx?
400
Became leaders of their villages in Nubian society.
Who are the farmers?
500
Rising to power in Upper Egypt, this man wanted to unify Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes?
500
The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom, built the Great Pyramid
Who is Khufu?
500
The period of great stability
What is the Middle Kingdom?
500
tall, four-sided pillar pointed on top
What is obelisk?
500
Ebony, ivory, iron products / luxury items
What are Kushite export and imports?