Pharaoh, Pharaoh
This ruler was believed to have been a myth
Who is Menes
This river is the longest river in the world, flowing from Central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea
Queen Shanakhdakheto was the ruler of this ancient civilization
What is Kush
Who is an embalmer
This Kingdom served as a time of order and stability
What is the Middle Kingdom
She ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and enhanced trade networks
Who is Queen Hatshepshut
These prevented invaders from attacking Egypt but also made it difficult for Egypt to trade
What are cataracts
This famous ruler made Christianity the official religion of Aksum
Who is King Ezana
Who is Anubis
The Old Kingdom lasted from these years
What is 2700 to 2200 BC
What pharaoh built the great temples in Karnak, Luxor, and Abu Simbel during the New Kingdom
Who is Ramses the Great
The direction of the Nile flows which way, geographically, (think compass directions.)
South to North
In 1500 BC, Thutmose I invaded and conquered this region, north of the 5th cataract, which then became a part of Egypt
What is Kush
Mummies were burried in these
What is a sarcophaguses
Egyptian religion and government are intertwined in this system
What is theocracy
What pharaoh was perhaps killed by their son, Thutmose III
Who is Queen Hatshepsut
These two seas are in the same region of the Nile River
What are the Mediterranean and Red Seas
These five items were sent to Egypt from Kush
What is (any 5) gold, copper, stone, slaves, ebony, ivory
This important Pharaoh's tomb was discovered almost entirely intact, allowing historians to learn much
Who was King Tut (Tutankhamen)
This kingdom was the most successful of ancient Egypt in military power and wealth, but eventually, even it fell
What is the New Kingdom
This impressive military leader once ruled from Napata to the Nile River Delta
Who is Piankhi
In AD 350, the Aksumite army took over and conquered what Kush capital
What is Meroe
Mummification was significant to the Egyptians so the spirit ______ would recognize the body and they'd
What is Ka
Egyptian women enjoyed these rights
What is they could divorce their husbands, own property, make contracts, and work as scribes