Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt

What skill did mummification help ancient Egyptians develop?

Ruler of ancient Egypt

What is 7?

What do mummies like listening to on Halloween?

What is 2?

Ramses II ruled for

Who held the least amount of power in Egyptian society?

What process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death?

What is 4?

Part of Egyptian writing system, a picture representing a sound, object, or idea.

Into which body of water does the Nile empty?

Foreigners who took power in Egypt

Large waterfall

Egyptian religious beliefs (alive and in death)

Egyptians made scrolls from a paper like material called

Astronomy helped ancient Egyptians develop

Hatshepsut wanted to make Egypt richer through

Period in which Egypt was reunited, 2040-1650 B.C.

Massive tomb for a pharaoh in Egypt

In ancient Egypt, people who kept records were called

Writing system:

Professional writer

Which of the following cities is in Nubia?

Area where a River fans out into branches as it flows into a larger body of water

Unlike in many other societies in the ancient world, Egypt granted fairly equal rights to

What geographic feature provided a natural barrier to protect ancient Egypt against invasion?

Similarities between the development of Ancient Egypt and other civilizations in the fertile cr

What is 3?

A line of rulers from the same family is known as a

World’s longest river, was central to the Egyptian civilization

What is 6?

First period in Egyptian history, 2700-2200 B.C.

Belief in many gods

What is 1?

Why were most Egyptian cities built right on the banks of the Nile?

Overall, the Egyptian religion was

What is 5?

Period of prosperity in Egypt, 1550-1070 B.C.

Paper like material made from reeds

What natural resource helped Kush become a powerful kingdom?

Who held the most power in ancient Egypt society?

What was Egypt’s source of life?