The Nile Knows Best
The northernmost region of Egypt, located by the Mediterranean Sea
What is Lower Egypt?
Life after death
What is the afterlife?
The title used by the rulers of Egypt
What is "pharaoh"?
Paths followed by traders
What are trade routes?
The ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols
What are hieroglyphics?
The southernmost region of Egypt
What is Upper Egypt?
Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls met in a point on top
What is a pyramid?
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
This pharaoh's rule began the New Kingdom
Who was Ahmose?
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
What is papyrus?
A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
What is a delta?
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
What are mummies?
Egypt’s first pharaoh
Who was Menes?
This female pharaoh expanded Egypt's wealth through trade
Who was Hatshepsut?
Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
What are sphinxes?
Strong rapids
What are cataracts?
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
What is engineering?
In order to govern Egypt, pharaohs would often hire these people as government officials
What are "family members"?
This pharaoh ruled near the end of the New Kingdom and fought against the Hittites
Who was Ramses II?
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
What is an obelisk?
This first permanent settlements in Egypt were based around this activity
What is farming?
This pharaoh best known for monuments, like the Great Pyramid, built to him
Who was Khufu?
By the end of the Old Kingdom, pharaohs could not continue to build pyramids because they could not collect enough of these
What are taxes?
This pharaoh's rule began the Middle Kingdom
Who was Mentuhotep II?
A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian
What is the Rosetta Stone?