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This is the Egyptian god of the Underworld.
Who is Osiris?
100
This pharaoh is known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt under his rule.
Who is Narmer?
100
This feature of the Nile River caused transportation to develop differently in Egypt and Nubia.
What are cateracts?
100
The fertile land of Egypt is called kemet or this land.
What is the black land?
100
These were officals who could read and write.
Who were scribes?
200
This goddess is the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
Who is Isis?
200
This pharaoh expanded Egypt's boarders through wars.
Who is Ramses II?
200
Trade between Nubia and Egypt created this since each country depended on the other.
What is interdependence?
200
The Egyptians called the desert land around them this.
What is the Red Land?
200
The Egyptian writing system used these to represent sounds and letters.
What is a hieroglyphic?
300
This is the most important god in Egyptian religion.
Who is Amon-Re?
300
Ramses II fought with these people to expand his empire, but was unable to defeat them.
Who were the Hittites?
300
This is the buying and selling of goods and services.
What is commerce?
300
The Nile Delta is located in this region of Egypt.
What is Lower Egypt?
300
The Egyptians learned a lot about this or the structure of the human body because of mummification.
What is anatomy?
400
This scroll was left in the tombs of the dead to help guide them in the afterlife.
What is "The Book of the Dead".
400
Pyramids built for the pharaohs showed the Egyptians had a deep understanding of engineering and this subject.
What is mathematics?
400
Lack of this caused Nubia to need to rely on trade to suppliment their food production.
What is land?
400
This star rising was a sign to Egyptians that the Nile would flood.
What is Sirius?
400
The Nubians created and alphabet known as this.
What is the Meroitic Script?
500
To provide the person with everything they might need in the next life these were often painted on tomb walls.
What are scenes from everyday life?
500
In addition to gods, the Nubians also took on this practice of tomb building popular amoung pharaohs of the Old Kingdom Period.
What are pyramids?
500
In order to trade with Nubia, Egyptians had to travel this direction on the Nile.
What is upstream or south?
500
A calendar with 365 days based on the sun.
What is a solar calendar?
500
Which culture created the first alphabet?
Who are the Phoenicians?