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Kush
100
A mountainlike stone structure used as a tomb.
What is a pyramid?
100
A material burned for its pleasant smell.
What is incense?
100
This is how long the Nile river is
What is 4,000 miles long?
100
Egyptians enjoyed a period of stabilty, prosperity, and achievement during this time.
What is The Middle kingdom?
100
The Nubian people came from the African savannas south of this.
What is the Sahara?
200
A body wrapped in long strips of linen.
What is a mummy?
200
A grassy plain.
What is a savanna?
200
The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for this Pharaoh?
Who is King Khufu?
200
This Egyptian ruler's reign began the time known as the New Kingdom.
Who is Ahmose?
200
This Nubian kingdom was formed when the stronger villages overtook weaker ones.
What is Kerma?
300
Another name for an Egyptian king.
What is a Pharaoh?
300
Forced payments made to the Pharaoh by conquered peoples.
What is a tribute?
300
This was used to place heavy stone blocks when building the pyramids.
What is a ramp?
300
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy through trade.
Who is Hatshepsut?
300
This made Napata a favorable location for trade
What are trade caravans that crossed the upper Nile there?
400
A process used in Egyptian royal burials.
What is embalming?
400
wild rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs.
What is a cataract?
400
The Egyptians willing served their all-powerful leader because they believed this.
What is their leader was a deity?
400
This Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period.
Who is Ramses II?
400
Kushite traders brought back cotton, textiles, and other goods in exchange for this.
What were iron products and slaves?
500
A god or goddess.
What is a deity?
500
A reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts, and paper.
What is papyrus?
500
Ancient Egyptians studied this book to learn how to obtain life after death.
What is the Book of the Dead?
500
This is the main reason for the decline and fall of the Egyptian Empire.
What is the Egyptians were attacked by people with stronger weapons?
500
Then kingdom of Kush was a great trading power for this many years.
What is 600