ss 6 pharaohs (copy)

hutson social studies 10.27.24 updated 11.4.2024

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 __________

step-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 (bent 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

step

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.

19

Hatshepsut was one of the few _______ to rule Egypt.

females

Hatshepsut was a ______ ruler who build Egypt’s weath and power through _______.

kind, trade

The Egyptians used flooding of the ____ _____ to transport the obelisk.

Nile River

How did they raise the obelisk?

ropes and sleds

Who is the suspect for Hatshepsuts death.

her step-son (Thutmose III)

The temples of Abu Simbe were a lot like ______ _______ with a huge church carved on the inside.

mount rushmore

Ramesses II ruled for almost ___ decades.

7

Ramesses II had approximately how many total children?

220

Ramesses II extended borders by attacking the _______.

hittites

Ramesses II is known for an important battle with the Hittites, called the battle of _______.

kadesh

Ramesses II was not only a pharaoh, but was _______ like a god.

worshipped

There are six statues, ______ of Ramesses II, and ______ of Nefertari.

four, two

A few centuries after Ramesses the Great’s death, Egypt’s New Kingdom began to _______.

struggle / decline

Hatshepsut needed to prove to her people that she was the best pharaoh so she would stay in power. She came up with the idea of making an ________.

obelisk

Sesostris III ruled as a part of the ______ kingdom.

middle

The middle kingdom was also known as the _______ ___

golden age

Sesostris III wanted to take control of _______ routes in Nubia

trade

Sesostris III wanted to secure Egypt’s _______ border.

southern

Sesostris III wanted to plunder as much Nubian _______ as his troops could carry.

gold

Nubia is what direction from Egypt?

south

Nubia was the main source of ____.

gold

Sesostris’ army faced a major obstacle - the _______, Nubian warriors

kermans

These people were expert ______ and were referred to as “pupil shooters.”

archers

Sesostris’ army ripped through Nubia/the kermans, seizing ________ and _________ at every turn.

treasure and territorySesostris III

Sesostris’ reign was known as the “Reign of ______.”

terror

Sesostris burned enemy’s ____ fields, slaughtered its ___, enslave its ______ and children, and poisoned its ____

crop, men, women, wells

Sesostris built a series of fortresses along the _____ River to show Egypt’s power. Eventually, these fortresses ended up under _______ control.

nile, kerman’s

Sesostris III reigned for ______ years.

39

Egypt remained under siege by other civilizations for more than ____ years. The Middle Age of Egypt began to crumble and decline.

100