Geography
The Nile River
What type of religion did the Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
What was the name for skilled workers who performed handicraft?
Artisans
What was the writing system developed by the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What activity brought Egypt and Kush together?
Trade
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
Mummification
Pharaohs
What is the name of the Egyptian text used as a guide for souls in the the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
What type of metal did Kush work with that was stronger than bronze?
Iron
What is the Egyptian region that runs along the Mediterranean Sea?
Lower Egypt
What is the governing style Egyptians used where offices and officials handled the business part of the government?
Bureaucracy
What is the name of the material used by Egyptians to create "paper?"
Papyrus
The process of mummification allowed Egyptians to study the structure of the body and its organs, also know as...?
Anatomy
Yearly flooding of the Nile River created the fertile area known as what?
The Black Land
How did Hatshepsut (one of the few female Pharaohs) build up Egypt's wealth and power?
Through trade with East Africa
What was the job title for those who wrote in hieroglyphics?
Scribes
Egyptian mastery of which subject allowed them to create pyramids?
Mathematics/ Engineering
Name some items Egypt bought from Kush and Kush bought from Egypt.
Egypt from Kush: ivory, ebony, iron, and gold
Kush from Egypt: grain, glass, jewlery, papyrus, and cloth
Name one way the geography between Kush and Egypt differed.
*varying answers*
Describe the social classes in order from highest to lowest.
Pharaohs, nobles and priests, merchants and artisans, farmers, and slaves
Egypt and Kush relied on each other for crucial materials such as grain and gold. What is the term of a relationship built on this type of reliance?
Interdependence
Name one of the inventions Egyptians produced because of their discoveries in chemistry.
Glass, cosmetics, or mortar
What was the name of the alphabet created by the Kush?
Meroitic script