Pharaohs & Leaders
This young pharaoh is famous because amazing artifacts were found in his tomb.
Who is King Tut?
These structures were built as tombs for pharaohs after death.
What are pyramids?
This period is often called Egypt’s Golden Age.
What is the New Kingdom?
Egypt’s social classes are shown in this shape because most people were at the bottom.
What is a pyramid?
Historians learn about ancient Kush mainly from this Egyptian source.
What are Egyptian tomb wall paintings?
This Kushite king is remembered for conquering Egypt.
Who is King Piye?
This structure was built from more than 2 million stone blocks and has tunnels inside.
What is the Great Pyramid at Giza?
This event allowed Kush to regain independence from Egypt.
What is the collapse of the New Kingdom?
One way a boy from a peasant family could move up in society was by attending this school.
What is scribe school?
This city of Kush became famous for producing iron.
What is Meroë?
This Kushite queen led attacks on Roman forts to protect her kingdom.
Who is Queen Amanirenas?
This part of a temple contained a statue of a god.
What is the sanctuary?
This river’s flooding helped Egyptian civilization thrive.
What is the Nile River?
Women in ancient Egypt could serve in religion in this role.
What is a priestess?
Kush was located south of Egypt in this region.
What is Nubia?
Egypt signed the world’s first peace treaty with this group.
Who were the Hittites?
This monument with the body of a lion and head of a pharaoh guarded the pyramids.
What is the Sphinx?
This kingdom ruled Egypt during the height of its power and expansion.
What is the New Kingdom?
Artisans help historians today because they created this type of artwork.
What are scenes of everyday life?
This natural resource helped make Kush wealthy.
What is iron?
This title was given to powerful queens of Kush.
What is a kandake?
Pyramids in ancient Egypt were mainly built for this purpose.
What is tombs for pharaohs when they died?
Egypt’s peace treaty helped end wars with this neighboring civilization.
Who were the Hittites?
This material was used by Egyptians to write important records.
What is papyrus?
This empire was fought off by Queen Amanirenas.
Who were the Romans?