Ancient Egypt and Kush

______________, or strong rapids, make sailing of the Nile very difficult.

These branches formed a __________, a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river.

Menes -

• a leader, "Pharaoh", around 3100 BC.

• unified Upper and Lower Egypt, wearing both their symbols in a double crown.

• his daughter was a princess.

• built a new capital later named Memphis.

• founded the first dynasty.

Historians consider Menes to be Egypt's first pharaoh, the title used by the rulers of Egypt. The title means

• great leader

• great music

• great house

• great river

From 2700 BC, the Third Dynasty rose to power. Its rule began the ________________, a period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC.

• Third Kingdom

• Last Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

Khufu -

• famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.

• fed his people well, but described as cruel.

• starved his people, but described as fair.

• best known for the monuments that were built for him.

________________, people from rich and powerful families.

Much of Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife, or

• life after death

• a happy place, where all are young and healthy

• burial sites behind the church

Embalming allowed bodies to be preserved for many, many years as __________________, specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.

Only royalty and other members of Egypt's ____________, or people of wealth and power, could afford to have mummies made.