Schieffer Ancient Egypt Review 17

In which continent is Egypt located?

Who is the "boy king" who is best known for the discovery of his tomb?

During this kingdom the capital was moved to Thebes. It was a golden age of prosperity.

Who is the female pharaoh who was more interested in trade expansion than in conquest?

The Nile River empties into the 

What two bodies of water join to form the Nile River?

Travel on the Nile was important to the economy of ancient Egypt because it allowed

Upper Egypt is south (below) Lower Egypt.

What part of Egypt's economy most relied on fertile land in the delta and along the Nile?

A triangular chart showing the rank of people in a society is called a

The ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses, so they were 

The flat, triangular-shaped fertile land made of silt deposited by the mouth of a river.

What big city is the on the tip of the Nile Delta?

Around 3200BC who controlled Egypt?

Osiris controlled the..

Which Egyptian king was buried in the Great Pyramid in Giza near the modern city of Cairo?

Ancient Egyptian kings were called

What happened to the Nile every year from July to October?

Egypt expanded during this period under rulers like Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, and Ramses II.

Power in ancient Egypt was passed down from father to son to grandson, so the government was a

A body wrapped in long strips of linen is called a

Whose reign began the New Kingdom of Egypt after he led an uprising that drove out the Hyksos?

The pharaoh collected a portion of farmers' crops, artisans' goods, and days of work as

Ramses was a great...

The ancient Egyptian writing system of symbols used for objects, ideas, and/or sounds is

What part of Egypt's economy relied on travel on the Nile to gain resources such as gold?

Which king unified Upper and Lower Egypt?

About 1473 B.C. this queen (who was married to King Thutmose II) became pharaoh.

Lower Egypt is

This is when cities were built, a strong government established, and the Great Pyramid built.

What nickname was Egypt given?

A stone structure built as a tomb for a pharaoh is called a

What is the name of the 4,000 mile long body of water that flows through Egypt?

All ancient Egyptian rulers were male.

Which statement is true?

What helped historians learn more about Ancient Egypt?

Egypt's location provided a stable diet and

Being able to grow a surplus of crops helped civilization to begin because

Ancient Egyptians harvested this reed plant to make things such as paper.

In order to protect a body from decomposing, the ancient Egyptians invented a process called

The ancient Egyptians studied the Book of the Dead because they believed in an afterlife.

The annual floods were important to forming civilization because