Egypt: Geography + Pharaohs | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?

Egypt (Ramses) and the Hittites

Which pharaoh was especially known for promoting trade?

Hatshepsut

Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient selers of Egypt and Kush, most of their selements were

Near a river

Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?

It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.

Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was

a woman

Useful vegetation along the Nile River included

reeds and papyrus

It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?

the Great Pyramid at Giza

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

It left silt that improved the soil.

Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?

Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb

Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta?

Marsh

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

tombs for pharaohs when they died

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

It gave protection from invaders.

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

The New Kingdom

Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr al-Bahri?

a great temple built into a cliff above the river

What is one characteris7c for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?

Reunification

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

Name two things Hatshepsut is remembered for.

A woman, promoting trade, etc.

Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt?

A river valley

Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more

temples and monuments.