ss 3 pharaohs (copy)

hutson social studies 10.27.24

Upper Egyptian King

White crown

Lower Egyptian King

Red crown

It was thought that Narmer united the two kingdoms through ________.

marrige

It is believed that Narmer (from upper egypt) married Neithhotep, a _________ of lower egypt.

princess

How did Narmer show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt through the crown that he wore?

red and white crown combined

Who was the first pharaoh, or king, of Egypt?

Narmer

Narmer also founded the first dynasty or ruling _______.

family

The head of Egypt's bureaucracy was an official called the __________.

vizier

The vizier was like the pharaoh's _________________.

right-handed man

How did farmers pay their taxes?

surplus food

What does Menes (Narmer) have a passion for?

building

At Memphis, what did Menes (Narmer) create to help control the annual flooding of the Nile River?

dam (49 feet)

How did the ancient Egyptians move the rocks and stones to build the dams?

Human Labor

How many years did Menes (Narmer) rule for?

62

How did Menes (Narmer) reign end?

malled by a hippo

Snefru ruled _________ years after the death of Djoser

35

Snefru was part of the ________ dynasty

4th

Snefru's father was a ____________, but his mother was only a minor queen

king

To secure his spot as pharaoh, Snefru married his __________

sister

Snefru addressed peasents as ________________

my friend or my brother

What was the name of Snefru's first pyramid

Meidum pyramid

What happend to Snefru's first pyramid (meidum)?

it collapsed

What was Snefru's second pyramid called?

bent pyramid

What was wrong with Snefru's second pyramid (red pyramid)?

cracking

They had to change the __________, making it look bent. (Snefru's second pyramid; bent pyramid)

angle

What was the name of Snefru's third pyramid?

Red Pyramid

Snefru's empire was costing him alot of ___________.

money

The Red Pyramid was a great_____________.

success

The Red Pyramid was covered in white ___________.

limestone

Khufru ruled after his father ________.

Snefru

Khufru is known for the ___________________________________.

great pyramid of giza

Djoser was a __________ for later pharoahs in the middle and new kingdoms.

model

Djoser was so popular that he was the first of Egypt's pharaohs to be defied or worshipped as a ____________.

god

Djoser was considered the "___________ _____ __________" because he is connected to the discovery of stone.

opener of stone

Imhotep was the head vizier for _____________

Djoser

Djoser was regarded very _________. To prove this, even the Romans worshiped at his alter.

highly

Where did Imhotep decide to build Djoser's tomb?

Saqqara

Djoser is known for his ________ pyramid

stone

As in earlier mastaba tombs, the Step Pyramid's burial chambers are underground, hidden in a maze of tunnels, probably to discourage ________ _________.

tomb robbers

Djoser pioneered mining in the Sinai Peninsula. This produced steady supply of what?

Turquoise and copper

The magnificient tomb of Djoser was nevertheless plundered and all that remains of Djoser is his mummified _______ _______.

left foot

Djoser ruled for _____ years.

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