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100
This river runs south to north and is often referred to as the world's longest river.
What is the Nile River.
100
This job title often served to advise the pharaoh
What is a priest
100
This set of rules often allowed the members of a family or dynasty to know who would take the throne next
What is succession
100
This group of people made hiding the tombs of the pharaohs necessary
What is a looter
100
This area is found near the mouth of a river
What is a delta
200
This deposit left after flooding, enriches the soil
What is silt
200
This study of the stars allowed ancient Egyptians to create one of the first calandars
What is astronomy
200
He commissioned the first true step pyramid
Who is King Djoser
200
This ruler was too young to rule and was to be tutored by his step-mom
Who is Tutmose III
200
The word paper comes from the same Egyptian name for a plant found along the Nile
What is papyrus
300
This fabric made from flax was commonly used for clothing
What is linen
300
These people were charged with keeping records in ancient Egypt
What is a scribe
300
He commissioned the building of the great pyramid at Giza
Who is Khufu
300
This pharoah changed Egypt's religious system to a one god system
Who is Akhenaton
300
This bird signaled the beginning of the flooding season
What is an ibis
400
This thrown weapon was used to knock quails out of the air
What is the boomerang
400
This form of pictographs utilized symbols to stand for different words and sounds
Whats is hieroglyphs
400
This group weakened the ruling class and for a time held most the power during the Middle Kingdom
Who are the local rulers
400
This first of kind agreemment ended a feud with the Hittites
What is a peace treaty
400
This Egyptian prefix "nub" is used to describe this precious metal
What is gold
500
This brightly colored blue stone was often used in jewelery
What is lapis lazuli
500
This earlier group unlike the Egyptians viewed the afterlife as unhappy and miserable
Who are the Sumerians
500
This marauding group closed trade routes and threatened the stability of the Middle Kingdom
Who are the Hyksos
500
This pharaoh experienced a stable 66 year reign
Who is Ramses II
500
This queen often known for her beauty, co-ruled with her husband in the capital of Akhetaton
Who is Nefertiti