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Ancient Egypt Study Guide

Terms in this set (23)

Isis
represented loyal wife and mother
Thebes
capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Khufu
built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Upper Egypt
south of the Nile River delta
cataract
wild rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs
Hyksos
western Asian people who conquered Egypt
Kemet
Egyptian name for Egypt, means "the Black Lands"
Memphis
capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom
Ramses II
greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs
savannas
grasslands south of Egypt
dynasty
a line of rulers that passes power from father to son.
a. delta
b. scimitar
c. dynasty
embalming
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing
a. mummy
b. surveying
d. embalming
rooftops
the place where Egyptian families spent time together
a. rooftops
b. plazas
c. temples
Re.
The chief god of the Egyptians
a. Bel.
b. Re.
c. Tutankhamen
iron ore deposits
the Kushites moved their capital to Meroe to be close to these
a. the egyptians
b. iron ore deposits
c. Kerma
Amenhotep
Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?
a. Amenhotep
b. Ramses II
c. Thebes
Fertile soil and development of surveying; both a and b
Which of these was a result of the Nile River's flooding?
a. fertile soil
b. development of serveying
c. both a and b
Nubia
Today we call it Sudan. The ancient Egyptians called it what?
a. Giza
b. Memphis
c. Nubia
Hatshepsut
The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was who?
a. Nefertari
b. Hatshepsut
c. Ahmose
b. Hatshepsutiron weapons, tools, ivory, gold, incense; all the above
What did Egyptians trade for?
a. iron weapons and tools
b. ivory and gold
c. incense
d. all of the above
200 miles
Approximately how wide does the Nile Valley become at its mouth?
a. 50 miles
b. 100 miles
c. 150 miles
d. 200 miles
Lower Egypt
In which part of Egypt are the Great Pyramid and Sphinx located?
a. Lower Egypt
b. Upper Egypt
c. Western Desert
Cairo
Which of the following is the farthest north? Nubia, Cairo, or Second Cataract
a. Nubia
b. Cairo
c. Second Cataract
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