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Historical Figures
Vocabulary
Geography of Egypt
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Ancient Kush
100
An Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was filled with treasures.
What is King Tut
100
The title used by the ruler of Egypt.
What is pharaoh.
100
This is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River.
100
Imaginary creatures with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human.
What is sphinxes.
100
Goods brought in from other regions.
What is imports.
200
The Egyptian queen who worked to increase trade and is known for the many impressive monuments and temples built during her reign.
What is Queen Hatshepsut.
200
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
What is engineering.
200
A new capital city was built at the southern tip of the Nile Delta, this city was called
What is Memphis.
200
A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone.
200
Items sent to other regions for trade.
What is exports.
300
A famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom best known for building the Great Pyramid that was built for his burial monument.
What is Khufu.
300
A paper-like material made from reeds used to write on.
What is papyrus.
300
Farmers in Egypt grew these three crops in addition to raising cattle.
What is wheat, barley, and flax.
300
This was one of the world's first writing systems.
What is hieroglyphics.
300
Kush sent these three materials to Egypt,
What is gold, copper, and stone.
400
An Egyptian ruler who united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt and is considered by historians to be the first pharaoh of Egypt.
What is Menes.
400
A set of rapids along a river such as those along the Nile.
What is cataracts.
400
In Lower Egypt, the Nile joined this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea.
400
A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
What is an obelisk.
400
South of Egypt, a group of people settled in this region known as,
What is Nubia.
500
An Egyptian pharaoh who fought the Hittites in the 1200’s BC, defended Egypt from invaders, and strengthened Egypt’s western frontier.
What is Ramses the Great.
500
A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
What is a delta.
500
These three components allowed the great civilization of Ancient Egypt to arise around 3200 BC.
What is water, fertile soil, and a protective setting of the Nile Valley.
500
The temple was consider home to
What is the gods.
500
A very religious Kushite king who believed he was supported by the gods and conquered many Egyptian cities and extended the Kushite empire into Egypt.
What is Piankhi.