Geography of Egypt
Religion
Old/Middle/New
Nubians
Social Classes
100
The large desert west of the Nile River.
What is the Sahara Desert?
100
King of gods and god of light and heaven. On earth he was said to live as pharaoh. He had a head of a falcon and carried an ankh in his right hand.
Who is Horus?
100
He united Upper and Lower Egypt and wore a double crown to signify the unification.
Who is Menes or Narmer?
100
The Nile River acted as a method of transporting this from Egypt to Nubia.
What is technology and information?
100
Workers who were forced to build pyramids.
Who were slaves? (or farmers)
200
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
200
God of the embalmers and of the dead. It was he who was supposed to have mummified Osiris. He was also the guardian of tombs and pyramids.
Who is Anubis?
200
This time period was often referenced as the "golden age" of ancient Egyptian civilization.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
200
These are tall and thin in Kush compared to broad in Egypt.
What are pyramids?
200
This social class was the only class allowed to perform the 70-day mummification process.
Who were priests?
300
Wild rapids and rocks which make it impossible for river travel on the Nile River.
What are cataracts?
300
The protectress of children, whose symbol was a throne, she was Osiris' wife.
Who is Isis?
300
Reigning from 1473-1458 B.C., this pharaoh expanded Egyptian trade, rebuild many of Egypt's great temples, and avoided many military conquests.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
300
In 750 B.C., the Nubian king, Kashta, headed north to do this with a powerful army.
What is conquer Egypt?
300
With the right to own land and obtain divorces, this group was far more powerful in ancient Egypt than in many other civilizations.
Who are women?
400
The town near the Valley of the Kings in Ancient Egypt.
What is Thebes?
400
With head of an ibis, a bird with a bill curved downward, was the god of wisdom and scribes.
Who is Thoth?
400
Restoring power in Egypt, this pharaoh reigned for the longest period of time in ancient Egypt. Though known to many as "Sese" an abbreviation of his name, this pharaoh was known for his battlefield prowess.
Who is Ramses II?
400
The capital of Kush moved from Napata to this location.
Where is Meroe?
400
All powerful, considered gods on earth, these people ruled with an iron fist through ancient Egypt building temples and pyramids.
Who are pharaohs?
500
Today this sea is considered one of the best for scuba diving. In Ancient Egypt it was a natural barrier against conquering Asian nations.
What is the Red Sea?
500
With the head of a lion, she was the Egyptian goddess of war.
Who is Sekhmet?
500
Attacked by civilizations with iron weapons and led by poor ruling pharaohs, this happened to ancient Egypt in 670 B.C.
What is the overthrow of the Egyptian Empire by the Assyrians?
500
The Kushites devoted themselves this type of technology development.
What is the working of iron? (Iron weapon making)
500
Highly educated and the only social class with the ability to read the complicated Egyptian pictorial language.
Who are scribes?