Vocab
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule for themselves
What is a REGENT
Ruler who built the Great Pyramid. Ruled during the OLD Kingdom.
Who is Khufu
This is the longest river in the world running more than 10,000 miles long.
What is the NILE RIVER
What is it called when you preserve the body of a person who has died by wrapping them up with linen bandages.
What is MUMMIFICATION
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social class pyramid?
Who is the Pharaoh or KING
A large waterfall
What is a CATARACT
Ruler who destroyed all monuments & statues of gods and also forced the Egyptians to only worship ONE god. Ruled during the NEW Kingdom.
Who is Akhenaten
The capital city of ancient Egypt was
What is MEMPHIS
Who was at the bottom of the social classes in ancient Egypt?
Who is SLAVES
This famous Pharaoh ruled for a short time and was one of the very last tombs discovered in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb provided new knowledge on Egyptian art & history.
Who is TUTANKHAMEN (King Tut)
The place at the mouth of a river where it splits into several streams to form an area shaped like a triangle.
What is a DELTA
This female ruler expanded the Egyptian economy and organized several trading expeditions, where valuables were brought to Egypt such as gold, ivory, ostrich feathers and leopard skins. She ruled during the NEW Kingdom.
Who is Hatshepsut
The Nile River flows northward and dumps into this major SEA
What is the MEDITERRANEAN SEA
The Egyptian god of the afterlife was
Who is OSIRIS
Pyramids were huge buildings with a square base and triangular sides that were built primarily for?
What is TOMBS
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a DYNASTY
This Egyptian ruler engaged in many military battles including when he went to battle and won against the Hittite army which had 20,000 more soldiers than the Egyptian ones. He ruled during the NEW Kingdom.
Who is Ramses II
What is the name of the sea that was made famous after the Israelite's claimed in the Torah that Moses parted it in his escape from Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II?
What is the RED SEA
Name two of the most common foods the Egyptians would eat.
What is WHEAT and BARLEY
The Egyptian god of the dead and preparation of the body was?
Who is ANUBIS
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area on a map
What is TOPOGRAPHY
This Egyptian ruler encouraged cultural development, protected Egypt’s resources such as gold and copper and built the Jubilee Chapel. He ruled during the MIDDLE Kingdom
Who is Senusret
Egypt was a very successful civilization due to many factors. How was Egypt so well protected from invaders and how was this a key point in their success?
Egypt's location played a role in their success. They were protected by deserts to the east and west of the Nile River, and mountains to the south. This isolated the ancient Egyptians and allowed them to develop a truly distinctive culture. Other natural barriers included the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the east and the Arabian & Libyan deserts.
Name three things the Egyptians were known to trade
What is:
GRAIN, COPPER, LINEN, GEMSTONES, MINERALS FOR TIMBER, IRON, SILVER, TIN, and LEAD
Name the leader who is considered to be the greatest Pharaoh of the New Kingdom? He expanded the empire to include Syria and Nubia.
Who is THUTMOSE III