The Nile Valley
The Nile River has this many cataracts (waterfalls).
What are Six?
This chief adviser would carry out the king's orders, and was usually a relative or trusted friend.
What is a vizier?
After its civil war, Egypt faced dried up farmland and a failure of crops known as this.
What is a famine?
This new title for kings meant "great house."
What is pharaoh?
These were built to control the yearly flooding along the Nile River.
What are Dams and Dikes?
This form of writing means "holy carving" and was used to record religious and government information.
What are hieroglyphs?
These individuals invaded Egypt and ruled for over 100 years introducing superior weapons, horses, and musical instruments.
Who are the Hyksos?
This queen ruled alongside her husband Akhenaten, who named himself the "servant of the Aton."
Who is Queen Nefertiti?
The Egyptians used this metal for toolmaking and this metal for decorative art.
What are copper and gold?
These individuals are credited with inventing the mummification process.
Who are Egyptian priests?
This type of analysis was often used by traders to determine if the risk of pirates and storms was worth the rewards of trading to get riches.
What is cost-benefit analysis?
While pyramids were made of stone, most buildings including homes were made of this material.
What is mud?
This "god of the next world" was worshipped for its relation to the afterlife.
Who is Osiris?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is considered the most famous pyramid. It was built for this Old Kingdom king.
Who is King Khufu?
Egyptians were happy to trade wheat and barley for these 2 desperately needed resources.
What are wood and copper?
The children of nobles attended school where they learned these three core subjects.
What is mathematics, literature, and writing?
One of the largest in the world, this desert encompasses the whole of Egypt.
What is the Sahara?
In which Dynasty was the job of nomarchs invented?
What is Dynasty 5?
During the Hyksos occupation, trade was expanded as far as this particular Greek island.
What is Crete?
Most Egyptians lives in villages and rural areas, while this small percentage lived in cities.
What is 5%?