Geography & The Nile
Egyptians used this name for the rich fertile soil found in the Nile River Valley.
Answer: The Black Land
People who wrote and kept records in ancient Egypt.
Answer: Scribes
Why Kush traded more than Egypt.
Answer: Kush had less farmland
A book that guided souls through the afterlife.
Answer: The Book of the Dead
Picture-symbol writing used by the Egyptians.
Answer: Hieroglyphics
The hot desert areas that surrounded and protected Egypt.
Answer: The Red Land
This Pharoah had a peaceful reign, expanding Egypt's power and wealth through trade instead of war
Answer: Hatshepsut
Two major Kush achievements.
Answer: Ironworking center and alphabet
The practice of preserving bodies after death.
Answer: Mummification
The papyrus reed was a plant that grew along the Nile and the source of this Egyptian invention
Answer: papyrus
Why flooding of the Nile was important to farmers.
Answer: It left silt in the soil making it rich soil for farming
The period when Egypt was the most powerful and prosperous?
Answer: The New Kingdom
Why Meroë was a good capital city.
Answer: Near iron deposits and trade routes
Why tomb paintings were placed in burial chambers.
Answer: To provide objects for the afterlife
Two subjects Egyptians needed to build pyramids.
Answer: Engineering and mathematics
Once part of the land called Lower Egypt, this is the name of the place where the Nile meets the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: The Delta
Put these in order from highest to lowest: Priests, Pharaoh, Farmers, Scribes, Artisans
Answer: Pharaoh → Priests → Scribes → Artisans → Farmers
The effect that continued trade with Egypt had on the Kush civilization
Answer: Kushites adopted many elements of Egyptian culture
This organ remained in the body during the mummification process to be weighed in the judgement for the afterlife
Answer: The heart
How astronomy helped Egyptian farmers.
Answer: It helped predict floods and planting seasons