Transcript Egypt
2015 Ikhnaton was the last great ruler of Egypt Ramses III or Cleopatra By wrapping dead bodies in strips of cloth, Egyptians made mummies. When the Nile River flooded, Egyptian farmers could not grow crops. Used the flood water to irrigate, it made the land more fertile The Egyptians thought their rulers were gods. The Egyptians used algebra to measure their land. Not algebra….geometry The New Kingdome is sometimes call the “empire age.” Thutmose III built army bases in all the lands he controlled. Egypt lost its power when people began to rebel because of fights about religion The Middle Kingdom pharaohs hurt traders by building a canal that joined the Nile River with business centers near the Red Sea. Not hurt, helped traders The system of making and trading things is called a cubit. Not cubit…economy Egyptians of the __________ Kingdom mummified everyone after death. Middle Old New Egyptian artists carved ____________ in the sides of tall pillars obelisks hieroglyphics cubits __________ was the first woman pharaoh. Hatshepsut Ramses III Cleopatra The Egyptian civilization developed in the valley of the __________ . Nile Indus Yellow To ___________ a piece of land means to add it to one’s country. unite annex organize The capital of the Middle Kingdom was ___________. Memphis Thebes Babylon The Old Kingdom ended when the __________ became more powerful. Government officials pharaohs priests To travel up the Nile, Egyptians put _____________ on their ships. irrigation obelisks sails Papyrus is a reed from the Nile River used to make ___________. sails tombs paper Archaeologists have found __________ in ancient tombs that show the Egyptians’ interest in medicine. statues scripts scrolls Match each item cubit Egyptians used these to irrigate their fields Thutmose III The are of fertile land at the mouth of a river delta A measurement from middle finger to elbow Menes Organized an Egyptian navy floodwaters According to one story, god-king who united Egypt Match each item offering Rulers of Egypt Hyksos Metal covering that protects the body in battle armor A gift made to a god basin The first foreigners to rule Egypt pharaohs Bowl-like place where Egyptians kept swamp water Historians call _________ “the gift of the Nile.” Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy To travel up the Nile, Egyptians put _________ on their ships. Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy Upper Egypt became united because people needed to work together on ________ projects. Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy Egyptians wanted their dead rulers to be comfortable in the _________ . Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy During the _________ Kingdom, civil war broke out as Egyptians began to fight each other. Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy Rulers of the New Kingdom became _________ , or rich, because the people the Egyptians conquered paid tribute to them. Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy Thutmose the III used slaves to build pointed stone pillars called _________ . Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy During the Middle Kingdom, Egyptians adopted the weapons, chariots, and armor of the _________ . Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy Papyrus is a reed from the Nile River used to make _________ . Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy A _________ war involves fighting between people within their own country. Afterlife Civil Egypt Hyksos Irrigation obelisks Old Paper sails wealthy