Ancient Egypt

What did Egyptians use papyrus stems to make?

the way people use and manage resources

True or False: The Nubians believed in the worship of many gods.

The Egyptians' main god, _______________, was represented by the sun.

True or False: Nubia was a kingdom to the south of Egypt.

preserved Egyptian body

to unite

The Great Pyramid was the tallest human-made structure in the world until the 1800s.

free

valuable crop used to make paper

Why was the Nile River so important to the ancient Egyptians?

What would happen when heavy rains caused the Nile to overflow? (two things)

True or False: After the 1400's BC, Egypt became so weak that Kush won its independence.

a mixture of soil and small rocks

Has the Meroitic language ever been translated?

_________ began to keep records in the third dynasty.

__________ was the capital of Egypt during the first dynasty.

The pharaohs were buried in _______ with all of their possessions.

Hieroglyphics couldn't be read until the __________ was decoded.

What was the Nubian's written language?

stone building that housed the dead

What technology did the Egyptians use to move water from the Nile to their crops?

waterfall

________ became free under the rule of Hyksos.

What made it difficult for the ancient Egyptians to transport good southward down the Nile?

form of writing based on pictures

The two women rulers of Egypt...

What did Egypt build in Nubia? (two things)

To preserve the pharaohs bodies for the after life, the Egyptians used a process called...

Why did the Egyptians put together a calendar?

What is the dry desert land not far from the banks of the Nile River called?

_______ became a great trade center in AD 350.

a triangular-shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that looks like fingers

How did the Egyptians prepare for when the Nile didn't flood enough and crops couldn't grow?

title given to a king meaning "great house"