Egypt- Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

Title used by rulers of Egypt

What conclusion can you draw about people who participate in trade networks?

Temples were very plain and had little decoration.

During her reign, Queen Hatshepsut destroyed the monuments her father had built.

Historians and archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone was discovered.

How did Egyptian civilization develop?

Binding legal agreements

What two regions does the Nile flow through Egypt?

Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?

The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods.

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him.

What is a dynasty?

Steep rapids along a river

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.

The Nile River Valley was well suited for for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the .....

What job employed the most people in Egypt?

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

Egyptian farmers built canals to direct the flow of the Nile and carry water to their fields.

Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside and Egyptian temple?

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or disease struck?

A long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds

Egypt was called the gift of the Nile becuase the Nile never flooded the land around it.

Egypt's first pharaoh

__________ wrote and copied religious and literary texts

The _________ helped historians understand hieroglyphics.

The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom.

Each of the following ancient Egyptian documents have been preserved for centries except...

The first pharaoh built a new capital at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called...

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize...

Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and head of a human

Ramses the Great was best remembered for...

Egypt's geography kept it isolated from other cultures.

items sent out to other regions

a tall four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top

What best describes the buriel practices of Egyptians?

Specially treated bodies wrapped in linen cloth

Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods.

Goods brought in from other regions

Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the new kingdom?

A period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC

The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt.

a system of people in different lands who trade goods

The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was...

People from rich and powerful families

Besides a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for Egyptians?

The Nile is the second longest river in the world.

Pyramids are...

After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt

The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom.

The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called...

Egyptians believed that a person's ______ left the body and became a spirit after death.

Power or influence

____________ united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC.

Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasure?

By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. What conclusion can you make about Egypt's resources?

Most Egyptian children received an education.

traders

Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a ________, a triangle-shaped area.