| Question |
Answer |
| longest river in world, about 4000 miles long |
Nile |
| used the Nile for many things |
Egyptians |
| a narrow, green valley in Egypt |
Nile Valley |
| northern end of the valley is a fetile area of land |
delta |
| largest desert in the world and lies west of the Nile Valley |
Sahara |
| lies to the east of the Nile Valley |
Eastern Desert |
| has several natural borders to protect it |
Egypt |
| kept enemies from entering Egypt |
deserts |
| kept enemies from entering Egypt |
dangerous rapids of the Nile |
| kept enemies from entering Egypt |
marshes in the delta |
| were predictable and not devastating |
floods along the Nile |
| each spring it would flood and leave a dark fertile mud along its bank |
Nile |
| was helpful to farmers after they learned about it |
Nile |
| farmers used what was left behind by floods to grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds |
soil |
| because the people in Egypt had surplus food, some people became this instead of farmers |
artisans |
| what artisans did |
wove cloth |
| what artisans did |
made pottery |
| what artisans did |
carved statues |
| what artisans did |
crafted weapons and tools |
| Egyptians traded with each other and with others in _______________ |
Mesopotamia |
| a few strong chiefs united groups of valleys into ___________ |
kingdoms |
| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged |
Lower Egypt |
| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged |
Upper Egypt |
| united the two kingdoms |
Narmer |
| ruled from the city of Memphis and his kingdom lasted long after his death |
Narmer |
| Egyptians built these to protect bodies of dead pharoahs |
pyramids |
| contained dead pharoahs and their belongings they might need in their afterlife |
pyramid |
| took thousands of people and years of labor to build one |
pyramid |
| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids |
astronomy |
| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids |
mathematics |
| what pyramids are made of that were carefully selected through searching |
stone |
| cut stone into blocks that were used to make pyramids |
artisans |
| other workers __________ and pulled them to the Nile |
tied stones to sleds |
| largest pyramid in Egypt |
Great Pyramid |
| the Great Pyramid was built for __________ |
King Khufu |
| the Great Pyramid is located near |
Cairo |
| one of three main pyramids |
Khufu |
| one of three main pyramids |
Khafre |
| one of three main pyramids |
Menkaura |
| ruled Eygpt |
All-powerful pharoahs |
| Egyptians were ___________ |
polytheistic |
| who built huge stone pyramids as tombs for their pharoahs |
Egyptians of old Kingdom |
| lasted from 2600 to 2300 bc |
old kingdom |
| pharoahs appointed _____ to carry out their commands |
officers |
| why Egyptian people served pharoahs |
believed kingdom depended on one strong leader |
| pharoahs lost control of Egypt |
2300 bc |
| at the time the pharoahs lost control of Egypt a new dynasty of pharoahs created a capital at _________ |
Thebes |
| after the capital at Thebes |
|
| longest river in world, about 4000 miles long |
Nile |
| used the Nile for many things |
Egyptians |
| a narrow, green valley in Egypt |
Nile Valley |
| northern end of the valley is a fetile area of land |
delta |
| largest desert in the world and lies west of the Nile Valley |
Sahara |
| lies to the east of the Nile Valley |
Eastern Desert |
| has several natural borders to protect it |
Egypt |
| kept enemies from entering Egypt |
deserts |
| kept enemies from entering Egypt |
dangerous rapids of the Nile |
| kept enemies from entering Egypt |
marshes in the delta |
| were predictable and not devastating |
floods along the Nile |
| each spring it would flood and leave a dark fertile mud along its bank |
Nile |
| was helpful to farmers after they learned about it |
Nile |
| farmers used what was left behind by floods to grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds |
soil |
| because the people in Egypt had surplus food, some people became this instead of farmers |
artisans |
| what artisans did |
wove cloth |
| what artisans did |
made pottery |
| what artisans did |
carved statues |
| what artisans did |
crafted weapons and tools |
| Egyptians traded with each other and with others in _______________ |
Mesopotamia |
| a few strong chiefs united groups of valleys into ___________ |
kingdoms |
| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged |
Lower Egypt |
| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged |
Upper Egypt |
| united the two kingdoms |
Narmer |
| ruled from the city of Memphis and his kingdom lasted long after his death |
Narmer |
| Egyptians built these to protect bodies of dead pharoahs |
pyramids |
| contained dead pharoahs and their belongings they might need in their afterlife |
pyramid |
| took thousands of people and years of labor to build one |
pyramid |
| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids |
astronomy |
| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids |
mathematics |
| what pyramids are made of that were carefully selected through searching |
stone |
| cut stone into blocks that were used to make pyramids |
artisans |
| other workers __________ and pulled them to the Nile |
tied stones to sleds |
| largest pyramid in Egypt |
Great Pyramid |
| the Great Pyramid was built for __________ |
King Khufu |
| the Great Pyramid is located near |
Cairo |
| one of three main pyramids |
Khufu |
| one of three main pyramids |
Khafre |
| one of three main pyramids |
Menkaura |
| ruled Eygpt |
All-powerful pharoahs |
| Egyptians were ___________ |
polytheistic |
| who built huge stone pyramids as tombs for their pharoahs |
Egyptians of old Kingdom |
| lasted from 2600 to 2300 bc |
old kingdom |
| pharoahs appointed _____ to carry out their commands |
officers |
| why Egyptian people served pharoahs |
believed kingdom depended on one strong leader |
| pharoahs lost control of Egypt |
2300 bc |
| at the time the pharoahs lost control of Egypt a new dynasty of pharoahs created a capital at _________ |
Thebes |
| after the capital at Thebes was created, the Middle Kingdom began to experience one of these three things |
time of stability |
| after the capital at Thebes was created, the Middle Kingdom began to experience one of these three things |
prosperity |
| after the capital at Thebes was created, the Middle Kingdom began to experience one of these three things |
achievement |
| Egypt took control of other lands and forced conquered people to send __________ |
tributes |
| forced payments |
tributes |
| way Egypt increased its riches |
tributes |
| one of the three things that blossomed during the Middle Kingdom |
the arts |
| one of the three things that blossomed during the Middle Kingdom |
literature |
| one of the three things that blossomed during the Middle Kingdom |
architecture |
| the Middle King ended when the _________ attacked and conquered Egypt |
Hyksos |
| ruled until 1500 bc |
Hyskos |
| __________ led revolt to drive the Hyksos out of Egypt |
Prince Ahmose |
| The king boy who was only ten years old |
Tutankhamen |
| restored old religion |
Tutankhamen |
| ruled only nine years and died unexpectedly |
Tutankhamen |
| only woman pharoah |
Queen Hatshepsut |
| ruled in place of her nephew |
Queen Hatshepsut |
| known for peace and for trade |
Queen Hatshepsut |
| pharoah after Queen Hatshepsut |
Thutmose III |
| began aggressive wars of conquest |
Thutmose III |
| grew rich from trade and tribute |
Thutmose III |
| slavery became widespread under his rule |
Thutmose III |
| did not like Hatshepsut |
Thutmose III |
| amen Hotep |
Kematon |
| introduced new religion |
Kematon |
| made it so difficult he would be only god worshiped |
Kematon |
| ruler for 66 years in the 1200 bc's |
Ramses II |
| considered to be the greatest pharoah |
Ramses II |
| Egyptian power faded after _________ because of a series of invasions |
Ramses II |
| __________ armies expanded Egypt's borders to the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia |
Thutmose |