Ancient Egypt & Nubia Study Guide

The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a

Through__, (buying & selling goods & services), Egyptians obtained needed goods & shared ideas.

Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians

The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as

Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?

The system of offices & officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of govt.

Skilled artists created paintings on interior walls of pyramids & chambers to show Egypt life

The Nubians created one of the world's first alphabets called

Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings & symbols called __for words/sounds

From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about __, /the structure of the human body

Which Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh?

Trade between Nubia & Egypt created __since each country depended on the other for goods.

What difference between the civilizations of Egypt & Nubia were the Nile cataracts responsible

Egyptians could share & preserve knowledge thanks to officials called __ who knew how to write.

The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that

What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?

The geography of Egypt included vase desert areas of burning sands known as

According to legend, the 1st pharaoh & leader who united the kingdoms of Upper & Lower Egypt