Why did the
Egyptians build the To show the pharaoh
pyramids to be big
was important
and grand?
After losing control
of Egypt, the
Agriculture and
Kushites focused on
Trade
A type of heavy dark
wood
ebony
What job did most
people do for a living
in ancient Egypt?
Farmers
Who chose the
name of Kush for the
kingdom?
The first king
A white material
made from elephant
tusks
Why did they put
treasures in the
tombs?
A system of people
in different lands
who exchange goods
People who trade
goods
True or False
The flooding of the
Nile made farming
impossible
ivory
For the dead to
enjoy in the afterlife
Trade network
Merchants
False
How are people
posed in Egyptian
Art?
Items sent for sale in
other regions
Slaves in Egypt could
sometimes earn their
_______________ and had
some legal ____________.
Goods brought in
from other regions
Upper and Lower
Egypt were unified
by who?
Upper bodies –
straight on
Heads and legs –
side view
exports
Freedom
Rights
imports
Menes
The Egyptians believed that
providing a good afterlife
for the pharaoh meant a
good afterlife for….
everyone
Egypt’s first Pharaoh
Menes
This city was the
political and cultural
center of Ancient
Egypt for many years.
Memphis
Imaginary creature
with body of a lion and
the head of a human
or other animal
sphinx
Give an example of a
great Egyptian
Temple.
Temple of Karnack
Specially treated
bodies wrapped in
cloth
mummies
What did farmers do Work on building
during the flood
projects for the
season?
pharaoh
How did the Rosetta It provided Greek
Stone help solve the text that matched
mystery of
the hieroglyphics.
hieroglyphics?
A long-lasting paper
like material made
Papyrus
from reeds
Isis and Horus are…… Important Egyptian
gods
What trade issue
hurt Kush?
A tall, four sided
pillar that is pointed
on top
During which
kingdom did Egypt
reach its height of
power and glory
A pharaoh who
fought the Hittites
for many years
Trade routes were
changed and
bypassed Kush
obelisk
New Kingdom
Ramses the Great
Which came first?
Egypt conquered Kush Egypt conquered Kush
Kush conquered Egypt
Rapids along a river
Cataracts
The Egyptian writing
system is called
Hieroglyphics
The authority
position that was
most common to
Kush women was?
Priestess
Kingdom south of
Egypt
Kush
King Tut’s tomb was
found in what year?
1922
How did the Kushite
dynasty end in
The Assyrians drove
Ancient Egypt?
them out of Egypt
Why did the
Egyptians build the
pyramids?
Home for gods
Religion was important
To honor gods
In Ancient Egypt,
Make contracts
women had the right Divorce
to do what?
Own property
Describe a farmers
reaction to the
floods
The first capital of
Kush was?
Celebrate, because it
replenishes the soil
Kerma
What motivated
Piankhi to attack
Egypt?
What type of
landscape was on
both types of the
Nile River Valley?
How did Askum’s
growth hurt Kush.
How did the
geography of Nubia
change over time?
He believed the gods
wanted him to rule
Egypt
Desert
Traders set up new trade
routes that bypassed
Kush, so the trade went
to Askum instead of
Kush.
The land became
more desert-like
It’s flooding enriched the
soil which enabled
The Nile River
farming and provided a
source of food and
water, what is it?
How did the
cataracts of the Nile It protected them
benefit the people
from invaders
who lived there?
The high position that
priests held in
Egyptian society shows
that……..
Around 1500 BCE,
Egypt conquered Kush
because
Religion was
important in
Egyptian life
They feared Kush’s
growing military
power