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Rosetta Stone
What is the key to translating Egyptian hieroglyphics
100
Last of the great Pharaohs, built many great temples
Who was Ramses II
100
This helped guide the soul to the next life
What was the Book of the Dead
100
Age of Pyramids - time period
What was the Old Kingdom
100
The main reason for the decline of ancient Egyptian civilization
What was invasion by stronger outsiders
200
Rapids along the Nile River
What are Cataracts
200
Pharaohs lost power to nobles - time period
What is the Middle Kingdom
200
Egypt was a major power in the ancient world for about
What is 2000 years
200
Egypt conquers their neighbors - time period
What was the Empire Age
200
Main River of Egypt
What is the Nile
300
The combination of religious and political authority in Ancient Egypt may best be described as
What is a Theocracy
300
The leader of Egypt thought of as a god
Who was the Pharaoh
300
He expanded the Egyptian Empire
Who was Thutmose III
300
Maat
What gave the king the right to rule
300
Egypt is said to be “the gift of the Nile” because
What is the Nile overflows each spring, fertilizing the lowlands
400
Nomads used chariots to invade Egypt that had been severely weakened and divided by war
Who were the Hyksos
400
Surface used to write on by the ancient Egyptians
What is Papyrus
400
The 1st Pharaoh, united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Narmer
400
The purpose of the pyramids
What was burial place for the pharaoh
400
3 achievements of the Egyptians in math, science, or engineering.
What was a numbering system, knowledge of medicine, and columns
500
Tried to make the religion monotheistic
Who is Ikhnaton
500
Egyptian writing system
What are Hieroglyphics
500
Encouraged trade instead of conquest
Who was Hatshepsut
500
A contribution of the Egyptians to architecture was the
What was the pyramid or column
500
Preserving the body of the king
What was mummification