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(Willis) Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Also known as Menes, he united Upper and Lower Egypt | Narmer |
| The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the | cataracts |
| The Nile River’s flooding could be described as | gentle and dependable |
| A collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife | The Book of the Dead |
| The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called | tribute |
| An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a | mummy |
| A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a | dynasty |
| The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was | embalming |
| The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was | Hatshepsut |
| The annual flooding of the Nile River benefited the Egyptians by creating farmland by leaving a rich layer of | silt |
| The ancient Egyptian civilization began on the banks of the Nile River because regular flooding resulted in rich soil for | farming |
| A form of writing developed by the people of Egypt is | hieroglyphics |
| How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death? | They preserved the bodies of their dead |
| The Great Pyramid was the gigantic structure built to protect the body of the pharaoh named | King Khufu |
| Scribe | A record keeper or copier of documents who often worked as a high ranking government official |
| Nile River | The world's longest river; Its gentle & dependable flooding provided rich farmland & made it the center of the Egyptian World |
| Sahara Desert | The world’s largest desert, it provided a natural barrier for Egypt that helped protect it from invasion |
| Unification | The process of uniting or combining two or more lands into one kingdom |
| Delta | An area of fertile soil at the mouths of a river |
| Papyrus | The reed plants of the Nile valley that were used to make a form of paper, which is also called by the same name |
| Pharaoh | An all-powerful king in ancient Egypt whose word was the law |
| Deity | A god or goddess |
| Thutmose III | As Pharaoh, he led many aggressive wars & expanded Egypt's borders from Mesopotamia in the North to Nubia in the South, making Egypt larger & richer than ever before |
| Akhenaton | Originally known as Amenhotep IV, he changed his name & declared that there was only one god, destabilizing Egypt in the process & nearly destroying it by neglecting his duties |
| Tutankhamen | The son-in-law of Akhenaton who inherited the throne at age 10; he died at age 19, but in 1922, Howard Carter found his un-robbed tomb containing his mummy & incredible treasures, making him famous |
| Ramses II | One of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs who reigned for 66 years, he expanded Egypt's borders to their largest extent & started a massive building program for monuments & temples |
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