The period where Egypt was at its best was....
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Who would the Egyptians blame if things went wrong and crops did not grow?
Pharaoh
Prince
Princess
Upper Egypt was located in the _____ of Egypt
NORTH
SOUTH
WEST
EAST
Who UNITED, or joined, the Middle Kingdom?
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tut
Mentuhotep
What were some of the natural barriers Egypt had to protect them from invaders?
desert, cataracts
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
as tombs for the pharaohs
Who was the first leader or the New Kingdom?
King Tut
Ptolemy
Ahmose of Thebes
Why did the Egyptians PRESERVE, or save, the bodies of the dead?
for the afterlife
What was the name of the paper Egyptians wrote on?
stone
papyrus
marble
cardstock
What does the double crown represent in Ancient Egypt?
rule over upper and lower Egypt
Lower Egypt was located in the _____ of Egypt
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
What did the Egyptians believe would happen after you die?
You become a pharaoh
Ka leaves the body & became a spirit
You work at the temples
What were the Egyptian temples used for?
worship the gods + see the houses of the gods
farming food for the gods
irrigation
decoration and tourism
Why was finding the Rosetta Stone so important?
taught us many languages
taught us how to read hieroglyphics
Who was the FIRST leader of the New Kingdom?
Ka
King Tut
Ahmose of Thebes
Most people in Egypt worked as
farmers
singers
engineers
How did the cataracts protect Egypt from invaders?
The steep river rapids made it almost impossible to sail by boat
How is papyrus made?
reed plants
wheat
corn flakes
bamboo