Egypt is located near what physical feature which all of Egyptian life depends on.
What is Nile river
100
ruling families in Egypt were also known ad
What is Dynasties
100
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
What is Hieroglyphics
100
Pyramids were created during this time period of Ancient Egypt
What is the Old Kingdom
200
Egypt had a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
What is Bureaucracy
200
Egypt is also know as the " __________ of the Nile"
What is Gift
200
Pharaoh Khufu built this large structure for his burial place
What is the Great Pyramid
200
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying and prepare them for the afterlife
What is mummification
200
New Kingdom is a time where Egyptians stop burying pharaohs in pyramids and started burying them in the _______________. To keep safe from grave robbers.
What is Valley of Kings
300
process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death
What is embalming
300
The Nile river flows into what body of water?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
300
This pharaoh was known for his tomb and young age
Who is Tutankhamun
300
Construction that diverts more water onto farmland that should make the ground more moist and easier to farm.
What is irrigation channels
300
The Middle Kingdom can be known for the several droughts and rebellions that happen during this time. This caused Egyptians to build strong _________ and lead to the Golden Age of Trade.
What is armies
400
___________ in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the internal organs of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy.
What is canopic jars
400
Egypt is located in what part of what continent?
What is the Northeastern part of Africa
400
Egypt's social class pyramid is the same as the Mesopotamian pyramid, with what two classes on the bottom
What is slaves and unskilled workers
400
This stone helped scientists translate hieroglyphics due to the Greek, Demotic and Hieroglyphics written on it.
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
Egyptians started expanding their borders and became a world power during this time
What is New Kingdom
500
a naturally occurring white chemical substance that was used in the mummification process as a dehydrating agent.
What is natron
500
The Nile supplies Egypt with fertile soil for farming and fresh water, this also applies to what other ancient civilization?
What is Mesopotamia
500
A ___________ is the Pharaoh's closest official who often gives him advice and is judge of the high court.
Who is a Vizier
500
Egyptians used a paper-like writing material called papyrus, made from the reeds of the papyrus plant found along the Nile river. Unlike the Mesopotamians who used ___________.
What is clay tablets
500
This exodus of Hebrew slaves happened during this pharaoh's rein in the New Kingdom