Egypt - Old And Middle Kingdom

Question 1

Old kingdom was known as the

Answer 1

Golden age - powerful/wealthy

Question 2

Pharaohs =

Answer 2

Great house

Question 3

Government was a _________

Pharaoh employed a _______ (government officials)

Answer 3

Theocracy

Bureaucracy

Question 4

Headed under the vizier (_______) just under pharaoh

Answer 4

Prime minister. (Joseph

Question 5

Oldest pyramid?

Answer 5

Step pyramid of Saqqara built for Djoser -2600 BC

Question 6

Last of the 7 ancient wonders of the world

Answer 6

3 pyramids of Giza, including the great pyramid built for Khufu, 481 feet tall

Question 7

Middle Kingdom

Answer 7

Classical age ( art literature and trade)

Question 8

Had huge building projects such as temple of Karnak - ?

Answer 8

Largest temple on earth, 61 acres, built to honor Ra

Question 9

No more pyramids? Why?

Answer 9

Dey all been robbed yo

Question 10

What is the valley of the kings?

Answer 10

Vast underground burriel passageways with kings tombs

Question 11

Largest of these tombs was

Answer 11

Ramses the great - over 1 mile underground

Question 12

Smallest of these tombs was that of

Answer 12

King Tutankhamen. 4 small rooms, 16 steps under ground, found fully intact, Howard carter

Question 13

New capitol city

Answer 13

Thebes

Question 14

Who overthrew Egypt and ruled for 110 years?

Answer 14

Foreign ppl known as the Hyksos

Question 15

Originally known as

Answer 15

Kemet, or black land

Question 16

Gift of the nile- remember that

Answer 16

Source of Nile is lake Victorian

Question 17

By 4000 BBC had developed into 2 kingdoms upper and lower

Answer 17

3000 BBC united by Narmer