Why the Egyptian agriculture was very productive?
During the summer, the Nile floods due to the rains that fall in its upper course.
Say the name of 5 pharaohs of the New Kingdom (16th century BC)
Queen Hatshepsut; Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti (monotheistic religion); Tutankhamon; Ramesses II; Ramesses III.
Name the period or century in which the two unifications took place in Egypt.
The first unification in the Early Dynastic Period. The second, in the 21st century B.C.
Name and place (N,S,E,W) the kingdoms that formed in Egypt during the fourth millennium B.C.
Upper Egypt was halfway along the river; Lower Egypt was to the north, at the mouth of the Nile
Name which kingdom it belonged to and what color each crown was
White crown, Upper Egypt; Red crown, Lower Egypt; Double crown, Unified Egypt
For 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was divided into several periods. Also name the periods of instability and how many there were.
Four main periods : Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Late Period. There were three periods of instability, called the Intermediate Periods.
Who and when unified both kingdoms?
In around 3100 B.C., the King Narmer or Menes unified Upper and Lower Egypt
Which dynasty ruled when Egypt was invaded by Alexander the Great?
Ptolemaic dinasty
Who was the last queen of Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
What was the capital in the Middle Kingdom and who invaded Egypt at the end of that period?
The capital was Thebes and the Hyksos conquered Egypt in around 1650 B.C.
What was the capital of Egypt when the Egyptian and Greek cultures mixed?
Alexandria
Which pharaoh, and in which century, fought against the Hittites in the battle of Kadesh?
Ramesses II
During the Late Period, who invaded Egypt and in what order?
Nubians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonian (Alexander the Great), Greeks, Romans.
Between 3100 and 1570 BC, name two capitals and the year of the first pyramids
Thinis, Memphis. The first pyramids were built in 2500 B.C.
Name the people who ruled in Egypt, from most to least powerful.
Pharaoh ( as a god, absolute religious and political power ); Viziers, ministers; Nomarchs or Nomes, provincial governors; Priests and military leaders.
What pharaoh, in what century and in what period, were the Hyksos expelled?
Ahmose, around the 16 century B.C., in The New Kingdom.
How did they distribute water for agriculture?
They built canals and dykes.