Nile Civilizations

What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper?

The Egyptians used pictures to write with. What were their writings called?

The Kushites in Meroe became expert _______________ after being conquered by the Assyrians.

Leaders of Ancient Egypt were called _____________________.

At the top of the social pyramid were the ____________________.

For how long was the great pyramid the tallest building in the world?

What would happen to peasants if they couldn't pay taxes?

While Kush was under Egyptian control, it's society became ________________.

Another name for the land of Kush was _____________________.

Which of the following is not an important factor for why Egyptians settled where they did?

Each year when the Nile flooded it's banks, Egyptians celebrated the _____________ festival.

Cultural diffusion is the spread of ________ ______ ______ ________ from one group to another.

How long did a person have to go to school in order to become a scribe?

Which of the following ranked higher on the social pyramid?

Piankhi and his family became the 25th ___________________ in Egypt.

How many important periods were there in Ancient Egyptian history?

What is the name of the dirt that came from the Nile each year that helped Egyptian farmers.

Which of the following Pharaohs built the great pyramid?

In 730 BC, Piankhi conquered Egypt and declared himself _____________________.

Pyramids were built as ___________________ for the Pharaohs.

During the Opet festival _____________________ came together.

Egypt was divided into many different social classes which made up a ___________ ___________.

What desert is east of Egypt?

Ramses II had more than ________________ wives.

What is the one class that an Egyptian could move up into from a lower class?

Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the first _____________________ ruler.

Nubia is similar to the Egyptian word for _____________________.