Ancient Egypt

The Nile is the longest river in the world, covering a distance of

We know how the Egyptians built the pyramids.

Egypt was also known as

The Egyptian Middle Kingdom ended with this group invaded and took over.

Menes unified Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Egypt's first dynasty which lasted for about _____ years.

Upper and lower Egypt are named based on the Nile's

Merchants in Ancient Egypt dealt with

An ancient stone slab with hieroglyphics and Greek is known as the

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is

This Egyptians pharaoh fought the Hitites and had a poem written about him.

Egyptian writing was called

Egyptians used plows for farming.

We know a lot about life in ancient Egypt because scribes wrote many things down.

The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was

The mouth of a river created by sediment deposits is called a

People from rich powerful families were

The Egyptians had gods for nearly everything including the sun, the sky, and the earth.

A goverment ruled by religious rulers is a

Egypt's first pharaoh was

Rapids in the Nile River are also called

Egyptian civilzation began when people started ______ along the Nile.

Northern Egypt is also called

Some religions believe people die and enter the

Egyptian gods often mixed human and ______ forms.

Pyramids point toward the sky to symbolize the pharaoh's journey to the afterlife.

Southern Egypt is also called

This Egyptian pharaoh dressed up as a man because people did not believe a woman should rule.

Only men had legal rights in Egyptian society.

Peasants paid taxes to the pharaoh in

This river is the longest in the world.

A series of rulers from the same family is a

Period in Egyptian history that lasted from 2700 to 2200 BC

This "boy king's" tomb was found in 1922 by Howard Carter.

During the Old Kingdom, Egyptians developed their belief that _____ were both kings and gods.

Compared to the Old and New Kingdoms, the Middle Kingdom had more

Egyptians believed that when a person died his/her ____ left the bodfy and became a spirit in the afterlife.

Egyptians specially wrapped and treated bodies in cloth to preserve them. These wrapped bodies are called

Rulers of ancient Egypt were called

Egyptian paper was called papyrus.

Huge stone tombs made on a square base with four triangle sides are called