Rulers
Who was the youngest ruler of Egyptian history?
What is King Tut
What was the River that flowed through Egypt?
Nile
What is the 8th step of mumification?
writing or painting
Papayrus
Noble
a rich and powerful person
They were famous for pushing a monotheistic idea (which failed)
Akenhaten
How was Egypts flooding different from Mesopotamia's
Predictable Flooding
What is the first step of mummification?
Purify the body
Hieroglyphics
What does Silt mean
rich soil carried by flooding rivers that makes the land ideal for farming.
Menes/Narmer
Unified upper and lower egypt.
What do the cataracts do?
Natural barriers from the cataracts.
What is the 5th step of mumification
stuff the body
Cat like structure
Sphynx
What is the New Kingdom
When Egypt was at the height of its power.
Who was Hateshepfoot?
The most powerful Egyptian queen
How did the Nile help the Egyptians?
Gave fertile soil, annual flooding, it gave water for irrigation, Transportation, and trade
What is the 3rd step of mummification
Discard the Brain
a water way for ships to move through
canal
What is the Middle Kingdom
What was marked by order and stability.
Who was Khufu
Commanded people to make Great Pyramid of Giza
Where is Egypt?
In Africa, surrounded by Deserts and on the Nile
What is the 6th step of mummification
Wrap in Linen
What are the triangular places where pharaohs are stored when they are dead
pyrmids
What is a Delta?
a triangular area of land made at the mouth of a river by soil.