Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Nile River

Answer 1

Longest river in Africa. Important resource for food and trade. Wealth of Egypt depended on it.

Question 2

Nile Delta

Answer 2

Largest area of fertile land in Egypt. Where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 3

Mummification

Answer 3

An Egyptian burial practice. To help prevent the body from decaying.

Question 4

Mastaba

Answer 4

Earliest pyramids. Formed a flat roofed rectangular structure mostly used for burials.

Question 5

Hieroglyphics

Answer 5

Formal writing used in Ancient Egypt.

Question 6

Imhotep

Answer 6

Egyptian scholar, served in Djoser’s court. First egyptian to develop the pyramid.

Question 7

Djoser

Answer 7

King of the 3rd dynasty. Undertook the construction of the earliest important stone building in Egypt.

Question 8

Hatshepsut

Answer 8

One of the few female pharaohs. Sponsored one of egypts most successful trading expeditions.

Question 9

Tuthmosis III

Answer 9

Captured 350 cities during his rule, a skilled warrior and a successful with military campaigns.

Question 10

Akenaton

Answer 10

noted for abandoning traditional religion and created a new one that he gave.

Question 11

Tutankhamun

Answer 11

Helped restore egyptian religion. Became king “pharaoh” at 9. Has one of the most famous tombs.

Question 12

Ramses II

Answer 12

Made many things of himself and expanded egypts empire