Ancient Egypt Ridley

This kingdom is described as "a period of order and stability"

A series of rulers from the same family

Huge tombs with four triangle-shaped walls meet at a top point

King that unified upper and lower Egypt

an arrangement of people in different lands who trade goods

Egyptian writing system

Who would people in Ancient Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck

A group known as the Hyksos invaded during this kingdom

A triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Nile River

Egypt reached the height of it's power and glory in this kingdom

Religion was not an important part of Egyptian life

Goods or crops that exit to other civilizations to be sold

Ramses the Great came to power

They Egyptian method of preserving dead bodies

Ruler of Egypt

Huge stone tombs

Goods or crops brought in by other civilizations

What was the lowest ranking job according to the Egyptian social hierarchy

Craftsman were below farmers and laborers

Much of what we know about ancient Egypt comes from________ which was written on woven reeds of ________

steep river rapids

Huge ancient Egyptian statues of imaginary creatures with heads of people and bodies of lions

Items sent out to other regions

I'm an important female Pharaoh of the New Kingdom who expanded trade and built monuments

This kingdom lasted until 1750 BC

People who trade goods with people from other civilizations

4 sided pillar with top point is called a obelisk

The river where Egyptians settled. Known as a gift to the land of Egypt

How many symbols were there in the hieroglyphics writing system?

Because ancient Egyptians believed in________they preserved the bodies of the rich and powerful in the form of _________

One trading path followed by merchants, allowing Egypt to sell and get goods

Pyramids were first built in this kingdom

Queen Hatshepsut took over power during this kingdom

Wealthy and powerful people

The Rosetta Stone was the key to reading Egyptian writing