Old Kingom
Artifacts such as cylinder seals and baked brick construction in early Egypt suggest cultural influence from this neighboring region
What is Mesopotamia?
Middle Kingdom Pharaohs reestablished centralized authority by curbing the power of these local governors.
Who were Nomarchs?
The New Kingdom began when Theban rulers expelled the Hyksos around 1570 BCE and ended around this year (within 100 years).
What is 1075?
Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, called Egypt “the gift of the Nile” for this reason.
What is the Nile’s yearly floods deposited fertile silt that made farming possible?
Tutankhamen is one of the most famous pharaohs today mainly for this reason.
What is his tomb was found nearly intact in 1922?
This leader is traditionally credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt and founding the First Dynasty?
Who is Namer?
This geological event contributed to the beginnings of the first Intermediate Period.
What is the 4.2 Kiloyear event?
This New Kingdom queen encouraged trade and exploration, especially with the land of Punt
Who is Hatshepsut?
These shallow, rocky stretches of the river between Khartoum, Sudan, and Aswan, Egypt, where the water is broken by boulders and islets, created rapids making navigation difficult?
What are cataracts?
After the Battle of Kadesh, Ramses II achieved this remarkable diplomatic milestone
What is he signed the world’s first known peace treaty?
This distinctive feature of Egyptian culture is almost exclusively associated with the Old Kingdom
What is pyramid building? (What are pyramids?)
The Middle Kingdom (2040–1782 BCE) is often seen as Egypt’s “Classical Age” because of these achievements.
What are achievements in Art and Literature?
This pharaoh is known as Egypt’s greatest military conqueror, sometimes called the “Napoleon of Egypt”
Who is Thutmose III?
Egypt was largely protected from invasion by being surrounded by this geological feature.
What are deserts?
Egypt faced invasions from these mysterious northern raiders during the late New Kingdom.
Who were the Sea Peoples?
Before the Step Pyramid was developed, elite Egyptians were buried in these rectangular, flat-roofed tombs:
What are Mustabas?
The “pefsu” problems, found on a middle kingdom mathematics papyrus, dealt with calculating the strength or quality of this everyday product.
What is beer?
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) shocked Egypt by promoting the worship of only this God.
What is the Aten?
The Nile rivers flows in this cardinal direction.
What is north?
This archaeological find helped scholars decode hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This pharaoh built the Great Pyramid at Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Who is Khufu?
The invasion of this group marked the beginning of the Second Intermediate Period?
Who are the Hyksos?
he Amarna Letters found in Akhenaten’s capital reveal Egypt’s diplomacy with other powers. These letters were written in this language and writing system?
The Hyksos established their capital in this northern Egyptian city.
What is Avaris?
In Egyptian belief, Anubis weighed a person’s heart against this symbol of truth and justice.
What is a feather?