Vocab 1
Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans.
What are sphinxes
This river was important to the Egyptians.
What is the Nile River
What is a dynasty
To become developed into a great civilization, the Nile Valley needed these two natural resources. (Any order)
What is/are water and fertile soil.
Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that meet at a top point.
What are pyramids
What are hieroglyphics.
During the Old Kingdom, these two parts of Egyptian life were closely connected. (Any order is fine)
What is government and religion
Paths followed by traders.
What are trade routes
The pyramids were built as huge tombs for Egyptian pharaohs after they did these "two" things (they HAVE to be in the correct order).
What is "after they died and became mummies"
Dead bodies preserved by wrapping them in cloth.
What are mummies
People from rich and powerful families.
Egyptian trade and military power was the peak of this time, but it didn't last.
What is the New Kingdom.
What are goods
The New Kingdom was at its peak because of these two parts of Egyptian life. (Any order)
What is Egyptian trade and military power.
A system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth.
What is a trade network
The title used by rulers of Egypt.
Who is the pharaoh.
Egyptian art filled these structures.
What are tombs
Goods brought IN from other regions.
What are imports
What is writing, architecture, and art
Items SENT for sale in other countries or regions.
The Nile River deposited this every year because of flooding.
What is silt
Pyramids were built as these for Egyptian pharaohs after they died.
What are tombs.
Hieroglyphics were a writing system which used these.
What are symbols