Egypt

Menes built a new capital at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called

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

A title used by rulers of Egypt

Paper like material made from reeds

The Nile River never flooded

How was Egypt able to build pyramids

The rule of Mentuhotep II started the Middle Kingdom

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

The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called

Which of the following led to the collapse of the Middle Kingdom

____________ wrote and copied religious and literary texts

Hieroglyphics were always written horizontally from left to right

____________ helped historians understand hieroglyphics

A period of order and stability that lasted until 1750 B.C.

Whose tomb taught us about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs

The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died

Traders

What temple was built to honor the god Re

Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion

The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom

Egypt's first pharaoh

The Egyptians began building pyramids during the

Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom

Longest reigning pharaoh in Egyptian history

Steep rapids along a river

Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a

Temples were very plain and had little decoration

____________ united the Middle Kingdom

Egyptians believed that pharaohs were Gods