Mr. Bright's Chapter 5 Study Guide

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, pharaohs made many improvements and

Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?

World's longest river

Entrance always faced north

Polytheism is the belief in ______ god(s).

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed

 A diagram of Egypt’s social classes has the shape of a

Traders, artisans, and scribes made up ancient Egypt’s ____________________ class.

An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a

Egyptian prized _____ they traded for with the Phoenicians.

The chief god of the Egyptians was

Bureaucrats, or elected officials, appointed by the pharaoh

Believed to be the son of Re, the sun god

What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?

The Nile River—the longest river in the world—is ____ miles long

The place where Egyptian families spent time together was their

The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed

To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the

What type of land bordered the Nile River in Egypt?

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?

golden age of stability and prosperity in Egypt

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was

The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called

Egyptians traded with the present-day country of Lebanon for

The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was

Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the new Kingdom period?

In a(n) ____________________, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.

Tutankamon restored Egyptian religion back to a ____ belief, different from his father.

Today we call it Sudan. The ancient Egyptians called it

Ruled the Underworld with her husband Osiris

used in papermaking

 A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a

What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?

This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt´s economy.