GeographyReligion Military/ Invaders Pharaohs/ Gods and Goddesses Vocabulary

Cataracts, Sahara Desert, Delta Marshes

What are the geographical features That protected Egypt from outside Invaders?

Dependable and gentler

What the Nile floods were described as?

Wheat, barley, flaxseed

What are the kinds of crops the ancient Egyptians grew?

Lower Egypt

What is an area in the north of Egypt where the delta empties into the Mediterranean Sea?

Upper Egypt

What is an area in the south of Egypt where the Nile begins?

He tried to give the Egyptians a new religion, monotheism.

Who is Amenhotep (Akhenaton I)?

The belief in many gods.

What is polytheism?

Collection of spells and prayers studied to obtain life after death.

Book of the Dead

Upper class women were in charge of temples and could perform religious ceremonies.

What are the rights of women in ancient Egypt?

The tallest building in the world for 4,000 years, made for King Kufu

What is The Great Pyramid in Giza?

Sahara Desert

What is a geographical feature that protected Egypt from invaders?

Weapon material

What is iron and bonze?

Mighty warriors from western Asia

Who are the Hyksos?

Drove the Hyskos Out of Egypt

Who is Ahmose?

Crossed the Sahara Desert on

War Chariots

Goddess who ruled the Nile River

Hapi

Female pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy

Hatshepsut

Also known as Menes, he united Upper and Lower Egypt

Narmer

Ruled the underworld with her husband Osiris

Isis

All powerful king in ancient Egypt

pharaoh

cataract

What are steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river?

embalming

What is the process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person’s body after death?

tribute

What is a payment made by one group to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection?

dynasty

Who are a line of rulers from the same family?

deity

Who is a god or goddess?