This geographical feature stretches over 4,000 miles long and was tremendously important to the rise of ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
100
Egyptian history is divided into these three major time periods.
What is the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom?
100
He wore a double crown.
Who is Narmer?
100
This was the Egyptians own system of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
100
These were the names of the two Egyptian regions before they were united.
What is Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?
200
Shortly before the Nile reaches the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into these different branches over an area of fertile soil.
What is a delta?
200
In the Middle Kingdom, the capital of Egypt was moved from this city to this city.
What is Memphis and Thebes (the capital was first Memphis, and then it was changed to Thebes)
200
This is the direct translation of the word "pharaoh."
What is "great house?"
200
This was one of the most important manuscripts written in ancient Egypt, a collection of spells and prayers to obtain life after death.
What is the Book of the Dead?
200
This bucket attached to a long pole was an important tool that farmers used to irrigate their land.
What is a shadoof?
300
Because of the layers of dark, fertile mud left behind by the Nile River floods, the Egyptians gave this nickname to their land.
What is Kemet or "The Black Land?"
300
This Egyptian prince led an uprising that drove the Hyksos out of Egypt. This event helped end the Middle Kingdom and gave rise to the New Kingdom.
Who is Ahmose?
300
This group of mighty warriors contributed to the fall of the Middle Kingdom when they attacked Egypt.
Who are the Hyksos?
300
This was the four-step process of turning a deceased pharaoh into a mummy.
What is embalming?
300
These people made up the largest group on the Egyptian social class pyramid.
Who are the farmers?
400
Egyptians used this reed plant that grew along the Nile to make baskets, sandals, river rafts, and many other crafts. This material was also very important in paper-making.
What is papyrus?
400
One group of people who conquered Egypt, leading to its ultimate decline.
Who are the Libyans/Assyrians/Kushites?
400
His self-given name meant "Spirit of Aton."
Who is Akhenaton?
400
Bob Brief and Jean-Pierre hypothesized that this room in the Great Pyramid was used to hold the pulley system that brought in huge stone blocks for the internal ramp.
What is the Grand Gallery?
400
Father south along the Nile River, this civilization (later known as Kush) was established.
Who is Nubia?
500
King Khufu had his Great Pyramid built in this Egyptian city.
What is Giza?
500
This Kushite king and his son Piye founded a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush from Kush's capital city of Napata.
Who is Kashta?
500
During his 66 year reign, this pharaoh used the temples as banks.
Who is Ramses II?
500
From the Assyrians, the Kushites learned to make this powerful material.
What is iron?
500
The Kushites moved their capital from Napata farther south to this city, which they modeled after Egypt.