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100
He united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes?
100
The bodies of the elite were made into these.
What are mummies?
100
Egypt was called the Gift of the Nile because of this.
What is the Nile River brought life to Egypt and allowed it to thrive?
100
These were elaborate buildings that served as places to worship and honor the gods.
What is a temple?
100
Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaohs were both kings and this.
What are gods?
200
They were blamed for everything, good or bad.
Who are the pharaohs?
200
A belief in this explains why Egyptians practiced mummification.
What is the afterlife?
200
These are paths followed by people who traveled to buy and sell goods.
What are trade routes?
200
This was a typical characteristic of Egyptian painting.
What is people's heads and legs are always seen from the side?
200
These middle class government officials were honored in Egyptian society.
What are scribes?
300
She sent traders great distances to buy and sell goods.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
300
These were used as monuments and tombs to Egypt's pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
300
This was the result of Egypt's annual floods.
What is land covered with rich silt?
300
Metalworkers, sculptors, builders, and jewelers are just some of these.
What are artisans?
300
These people are from rich and powerful families.
What are nobles?
400
The discovery of his tomb taught us much about Egyptian burial practices.
Who is King Tutankhamen?
400
The worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
400
This was one advantage of Egypt's location.
What is it was protected from invaders?
400
This is a feature of many Egyptian temples.
What are sphinxes?
400
The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory.
What is the New Kingdom?
500
They were considered lower than farmers on the social scale.
Who are slaves?
500
This is the Egyptian form of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
500
This was the most important factor in allowing villages and cities to grow in Egypt.
What is increased food production?
500
Knowledge of this made the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu possible.
What is engineering?
500
The Middle Kingdom ended with the invasion of these people.
Who are the Hyksos?