Egypt in World History
Egypt's Great River
Egypt's Confusion
The God-Kings of Egypt
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The Fertile Crescent
100
sacred carving, the written language of the ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
100
The longest river in the world
The Nile River
100
The "kings" of Egypt.
Pharaohs
100
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
100
The study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures.
archaeology
100
What is number 1?
The city of Ur
200
What discovery lead to the deciphering of hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
200
Plants that grew along the river banks.
Papyrus
200
In what two areas did Egyptians make great advancements.
Medicine, Arts
200
Which pharaoh was a female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
200
Large stone statues with the heads of men, rams, or hawks and the bodies of lions.
Sphinxes
200
# 2
The Nile River
300
What are the huge tombs of Ancient Egypt called?
Pyramids
300
A region, named for its resemblance to the Greek letter of the same name.
delta
300
The process of preserving a body for ritualistic burial.
Mummification
300
When did Egypt cease to be a major world power?
about 1000 B.C.
300
Families within which the right to be king passed from one member to the other.
Dynasties
300
#3
The city of Babylon
400
The Greek historian who viewed the ruins of Egypt in the 5th century B.C.
Herodotus
400
What natural barriers helped to prevent foreign invasions of Egypt?
deserts and cataracts
400
What did the Egyptians believe about life after death?
It resembled this life in many ways.
400
Under which pharaoh did the Egyptian Empire reach its greatest extent?
Thutmose III
400
The pharaoh's chief assistant
vizier
400
#4
The Euphrates River
500
Why have so many relics of Ancient Egypt survived for thousands of years
The land is hot and dry, rarely receives rain.
500
What was the greatest gift of the Nile?
The fertile soil it left behind
500
Why were Egyptian tombs well stocked with everyday household items?
thought the soul could leave body at death, had to return periodically.
500
Which word best defines the structure of Egyptian society and government?
Bureaucracy
500
Men of middle class status who kept written records for the pharaoh and other government officials.
scribes
500
#5
The Black Sea