Vocab
Who is a pharaoh?
An all powerful king or Queen in Ancient Egypt
What was one city in the New Kingdom?
Thebes or Giza
What does the word Pharaoh mean?
"great house"
When did the middle Kingdom start?
2040 BC
Papyrus is...
a reed plant from the Nile river valley, used to make a form of paper.
What sea is connected to the Nile Delta?
The Mediterranean Sea
Why did the citizens of Egypt trust the pharaoh?
They thought the pharaoh was a descent of Re, the Egyptian sun god
When did the middle Kingdom end?
1782 BC
What are hieroglyphs?
What desert's surrounded the Nile Delta?
Eastern and Western desert
Why did the citizens of Egypt trust the pharaoh, new answer
The Egyptians needed someone to rely on.
When did the New Kingdom start?
1550 BCE
A deity is...
A god or godess
What is the smallest sea in Egypt?
The dead sea
What is a pharaoh?
A powerful ruler who ruled Egypt.
When did the New Kingdom end?
1077 BCE
What is a cataract?
Wild rapids, a fast flowing part of a river that can be found a long the Nile caused by narrow cliffs and large boulders
What sea connects to Mesopotamia?
The Persian Gulf
Who was a Pharaoh?
King Tut
When did the old Kingdom end and start?
2649-2140 B.C.