Names and Places
The Canaanites settled to the east of this very important salty sea used for fishing and trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Not ideal for most vegetation, this topographical feature may help protect you from invaders.
What are deserts?
Pharaoh Hatshepsut is credited with this famous architectural feat.
What is the Temple Dayr al-Bahri?
The last pharaoh of Egypt.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
In ancient Egypt, death is a doorway to this place.
What is the afterlife?
This landlocked "sea" is one of the saltiest in the world.
What is the Dead Sea?
This important environmental resource was used for roofing and basket making in ancient Egypt and Kush.
(Hint: Think about Tao and the Mountains-that-Walk)
What are reeds?
The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun, where King Tut was found, is in this famous location.
What is the Valley of Kings?
He is considered the youngest ruling pharaoh at the age of ____.
Who is Tutankhamen (King Tut), age 9?
Ancient Egyptian mathematicians are credited with this unit of measurement that is useful for building.
What is a cubit?
The term "pharaoh" does not mean ruler at all.
What is "Great House"?
Despite being rare in the dry deserts, this was plentiful in the Nile River valley.
What is vegetation?
This amazing architectural achievement was built using this approximate number of stone blocks.
What is the Great Pyramid at Giza built with 2 million stone blocks?
Despite this pharaoh being the youngest ever, this person actually did the decision making at first.
Who is Pepy II and his mom, the queen regent?
Marrying one's family members to maintain the royal bloodline.
What is a dynasty?
This temple complex comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt, and west of the Red Sea.
What is Karnak?
Despite the Jordan River valley being lush, it was not nearly as fertile as the Nile River valley because of this reason.
What is not flooding regularly?
Ancient Egyptian statues, especially those of important pharaohs and other rulers, are often depicted holding this important symbol.
What is an ankh?
This thin material was found between the wood and gold of King Tut's coffin.
What is linen?
Who is Senusret I?
These three time periods represented important times of peace and prosperity throughout the ancient Egypt civilization and each lasted for hundreds of years.
What is the Old Kingdom (2700-2200 B.C.E.), the Middle Kingdom (2000-1800 B.C.E.), and the New Kingdom (1600-1100 B.C.E.)?
Mountains and deserts were the hardest areas to settle for the Canaanites primarily for these TWO reasons. Many Canaanites were herders, which led to a ________ lifestyle in search of good land for grazing.
What is dry and difficult farming land?
What is nomadic?
The entrance of this temple was graced by 200 statues of this mythical creature?
What are the 200 sphinxes of Dayr al-Bahri?
Despite his military prowess, this pharaoh is credited with being a peacemaker because of the world's first recorded peace treaty with these people.
Who is Ramses II (Ramses the Great) who made peace with the Hittites?
Around the 25th dynasty, Kushites ruled ancient Egypt. Historians traditionally refer to these rulers as ___________.
What are the "black pharaohs"?