click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Co-opAncient History
Egypt Must-Knows (Pre-dynastic to 1st Intermediate Period)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The dates of the Pre-Dynastic Period are | 5000 BC - 3100 BC |
| Egypt was divided into how many major kingdoms? | Two kingdoms |
| What were the two major kingdoms in the Pre-Dynastic Period? | Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt |
| Upper Egypt was north or south? | South |
| Lower Egypt was north or south? | North |
| What color crown did the northern king (Lower Egypt) wear? | red crown |
| What color crown did the southern king (Upper Egypt) wear? | white crown |
| Who united Upper and Lower Egypt? | King Menes |
| When was Upper and Lower Egypt united? | around 3100 BC |
| What period in Egyptians history began with King Menes? | Early Dynastic Period During this period Gilgamesh rules in Sumeria |
| What was King Menes other name? | Narmer |
| Who build the first step pyramid | King Djoser |
| Who built the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid | King Seneferu |
| Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza | King Khufu (Cheops) |
| Who built the Sphinx | King Khafre |
| During what Egyptian period were the pyramids built | Old Kingdom: 2600 BC - 2200 BC (during this time Sargon I conquers Sumer) |
| What was the period after the Old Kingdom called | First Intermediate Period |
| Name four things you know about the 1st Intermediate Period | No king ruled over all of Egypt, famine, civil war, 100 years long |