Vocabulary
to exchange goods
barter
The body of water that the Nile Delta flowed into
The Mediterranean Sea
Egypt's first female ruler
Hatshepsut
TRUE OR FALSE: The Nile River flooding was unpredictable each year
FALSE
Did Egyptians practice Monotheism or Polytheism?
Polytheism
a series of rulers from the same family.
Dynasty
The natural barrier that protected Egypt from foreign invasion
Red Land
Who was the first Pharaoh to unite Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
The Great Pyramid was built during this period
Old Kingdom
Which Egyptian god was the judge of who was admitted to the afterlife?
Anubis
chief official who did most day to day government work
vizier
The Nile flows in what direction?
North
After 15 years of fighting, Ramses II signed a peace treaty with this group of people.
The Hittites
This Pharaoh's tomb was discovered filled with treasures that have taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs
King Tutankhamen (Tut)
Why did Egyptians fill tombs with treasures?
For the pharaohs to have comfortable and luxurious afterlife
These rock formations created rapids in the Nile
Cataracts
This Kingdom to the south of Egypt challenged them for power
Kush or Nubia
Name 3 reasons that made pharaohs so powerful
Seen as living gods
Power of life and death over all Egyptians
Led all important ceremonies
complete authority over all religious, civil, and military matters
The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
A narrow stretch of fertile land near the Nile
Black Land
a ranking of social class
hierarchy
The Kushites mainly built their cities near this
Nile River
This Pharoah drove out the Hyksos by using their own deadly weapons against them and established the New Kingdom
King Ahmose
A resource that Egypt was NOT known for
timber or iron
Name 2 reasons how Egypt influenced Kush rulers
mummified the dead
built pyramids
worshipped Egyptian gods