Chapter 5 Ancient Egypt and Kush

What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom

This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.

This ruler avoided Military conquest and expanded Egypt's economy

Pharaoh ____________ and the Hittite king signed the world's first peace treaty

During the New kingdom, Thutmose III's armies conquered many areas and slavery became more widespread

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

The egyptians learned how to steer horse-drawn chariots from the Hittites

Egyptian river god

The Pharaohs had a canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea, opening new trade routes to Arabia

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, many improvements were maid

Traders, artisans, and scribes made up the _______________ class

The Nile River’s flooding could be described as

During the Old Kingdom, the capital city was Memphis.

Information learned from ___________________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge

The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed unity came from a strong leader.

Imhotep was the first great engineer who built the pyramids

Incense is a material used to make furniture

pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton

Savannas are fertile marshes.

Egyptian sun god

Egyptians traded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools to the Phoenicians

The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the

capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom

The old kingdom ended when powerful nobles fought for control of Egypt

Government officials who were appointed by the pharaoh to carry out his commands were called _________________

. Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged envoys to maintain close ties.

In a _______________ the ruler is both a political leader and a religious leader

The Phoenicians were known for trading purple dye and inventing the alphabet