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What was the Pyramid What was the Pyramid Age?Age?

This is a name sometimes This is a name sometimes used to describe the Old used to describe the Old

Kingdom.Kingdom.

What was the the Upper What was the the Upper class ( pharaoh, royal class ( pharaoh, royal

family, and priests and family, and priests and government officials), and government officials), and

lower class, (everyone lower class, (everyone else).?else).?

These are the two classes of These are the two classes of society during the Old society during the Old

Kingdom.Kingdom.

What were weak rulers and What were weak rulers and 125 years of Civil wars?125 years of Civil wars?

This is what ended the Old This is what ended the Old Kingdom, ( around 2181 Kingdom, ( around 2181

B.C. )B.C. )

Who were Khufu and Who were Khufu and Djoser ( Djoser had the first Djoser ( Djoser had the first

step pyramid built by step pyramid built by Imhotep, his architect)Imhotep, his architect)

These are two pharaohs of These are two pharaohs of the Old Kingdom.the Old Kingdom.

Who were the Hyksos, who Who were the Hyksos, who used chariots, as opposed to used chariots, as opposed to

Egyptian donkey carts?Egyptian donkey carts?

They were the Asiatic people They were the Asiatic people who conquered the who conquered the

Egyptians and ended the Egyptians and ended the Middle Kingdom in 1730 B.C.Middle Kingdom in 1730 B.C.

What was Thebes?What was Thebes?

This became the capital city This became the capital city of the New Kingdom for of the New Kingdom for

several pharaohs beginning several pharaohs beginning in 1550 B.C. in 1550 B.C.

What was Nubia?What was Nubia?

This was the kingdom that the This was the kingdom that the Egyptians conquered in central Egyptians conquered in central eastern Africa to establish their eastern Africa to establish their

empire.empire.

Who was Hatshepsut?Who was Hatshepsut?

She was the first female She was the first female ruler that we have on record ruler that we have on record and an able ruler during the and an able ruler during the

New Kingdom.New Kingdom.

What was monotheism, What was monotheism, the worship of Aton, the the worship of Aton, the

Sun God?Sun God?This was the new religion This was the new religion

established by Amenhotep established by Amenhotep ( Akhenaton) ( Akhenaton)

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He was the boy king that He was the boy king that took the throne after took the throne after

Akenhoten, and moved the Akenhoten, and moved the capital back to Thebes.capital back to Thebes.

Who was Tutankhamen Who was Tutankhamen ( King Tut) Dancing by the ( King Tut) Dancing by the

Nile?Nile?

Who was Ramses II?Who was Ramses II?

He was the last great ruler of He was the last great ruler of the New Kingdom, who held the New Kingdom, who held

the empire together, and the empire together, and built many monuments to built many monuments to

himself.himself.

Who were the Persians, Who were the Persians, the Nubians, the the Nubians, the

Assyrians?Assyrians?These were some of the These were some of the invaders who ravaged the invaders who ravaged the Late Period until 300 B.C. Late Period until 300 B.C. and the end of Egyptian and the end of Egyptian

greatness.greatness.

What Tell el Amarna?What Tell el Amarna?

This was the capital city This was the capital city established by Akhenaton.established by Akhenaton.

Who was Jean Francois Who was Jean Francois Champollion? Champollion?

He was the French He was the French linguist who deciphered linguist who deciphered

the secret of the the secret of the Rosetta Stone.Rosetta Stone.

Who was Menes?Who was Menes?

He was the first Egyptian He was the first Egyptian pharaoh to unite the upper pharaoh to unite the upper

and lower kingdoms of and lower kingdoms of Egypt.Egypt.

What is North?What is North?

This is the direction that Nile This is the direction that Nile River flows.River flows.

What is Sudan?What is Sudan?

This would be the modern This would be the modern country where the kingdom country where the kingdom

of Nubia was located.of Nubia was located.

This is the huge Lake and This is the huge Lake and Dam that limit the flow of Dam that limit the flow of the Nile River today and the Nile River today and

provide electrical power to provide electrical power to Cairo.Cairo.

What is Lake Nasser and What is Lake Nasser and the Aswan Dam, ( money the Aswan Dam, ( money borrowed from the Soviet borrowed from the Soviet

Union)?Union)?

What is the Isthmus of What is the Isthmus of Suez?Suez?

This is the land bridge that This is the land bridge that connects Africa with Asia.connects Africa with Asia.

What is or was Memphis?What is or was Memphis?

This city was the ancient This city was the ancient capital of Early Egyptian capital of Early Egyptian

pharaohs, and located near pharaohs, and located near the Pyramids of Giza, ( There the Pyramids of Giza, ( There

is no Beale Street).is no Beale Street).

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What was Sirius, the Dog What was Sirius, the Dog Star?Star?

This is what ancient This is what ancient Egyptians used to calculate Egyptians used to calculate

their nearly accurate their nearly accurate calendar. calendar.

What was the Ancient What was the Ancient Book of Healing?Book of Healing?

This ancient book of the Old This ancient book of the Old Kingdom describes many Kingdom describes many diseases, their symptoms diseases, their symptoms

and treatments. and treatments.

What was mummification?What was mummification?

This is the Egyptian art of This is the Egyptian art of preserving the body for the preserving the body for the

journey to the after life.journey to the after life.

What was the Book of the What was the Book of the Dead?Dead?

This was the book placed in This was the book placed in the tombs of the deceased in the tombs of the deceased in order to guide them through order to guide them through

the perils of the afterlife.the perils of the afterlife.

Who were Amon( Ra), ( the Who were Amon( Ra), ( the Sun God) Osiris ( Nile River Sun God) Osiris ( Nile River

God),and Isis ( Moon God),and Isis ( Moon Goddess)?Goddess)?

These were three gods of These were three gods of the ancient Egyptian the ancient Egyptian

religion.religion.

What was a caravan?What was a caravan?

This was a way of This was a way of protecting a group of protecting a group of

people traveling together people traveling together for trade or religious for trade or religious

purposes.purposes.

What was polytheism?What was polytheism?

This was the type of This was the type of religion practiced by the religion practiced by the

Egyptians.Egyptians.

What was and is cotton?What was and is cotton?

This was one of the most This was one of the most important crops of ancient important crops of ancient Egypt and continues even Egypt and continues even

into modern times. into modern times.

What is a monarchy, What is a monarchy, (sometimes power is (sometimes power is shared with nobles) ?shared with nobles) ?

This is the type of This is the type of government where a king government where a king

or queen rules with total or or queen rules with total or shared power.shared power.

What was hieroglyphics?What was hieroglyphics?

This was the ancient This was the ancient writing of the Egyptianswriting of the Egyptians