Egypt Things

In ancient Egypt there was Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt was north near the Mediterranean Sea, and Upper Egypt was south and was higher up.

Question: Where would you find Lower Egypt.

• In the North

• In the East

• In the South

• In the West

The Capital City of Lower Egypt was Memphis. The Capital City of Upper Egypt was Thebes. Later on Upper Egypt became part of Lower Egypt.

What was the Capital City of Upper Egypt?

• The capital was Cairo

• The capital was Abydos

• The capital was Thebes

• The capital was Memphis

The Pharaoh of Lower Egypt, Menes (or Narmer) decided to bring in all city-states and become one kingdom. So, the city-states of Upper Egypt decided to join up with Lower Egypt and make it a very powerful kingdom.

Question: What did Pharaoh Menes (or Narmer) decide what to do about Lower and Upper Egypt?

• Pharaoh Menes (or Narmer) wanted to invade further south and take over Kush.

• Pharaoh Menes (or Narmer) wanted to unite Lower and Upper Egypt's city-states and become one kingdom.

• Pharaoh Menes (or Narmer) wanted everything to stay the same.

Around 2650 B.C. (4,823 years ago), Pharaoh Djoser had the first pyramid built for he and his family at the end of his life. The type of pyramid was a step pyramid, which was common in the early days of the pyramids in Egypt.

Question: Why kind of pyramid did Pharaoh Djoser have built?

• The pharaoh had a step pyramid built for him and his family.

• The pharaoh had a straight pyramid built for him and his family.

• The pharaoh had a bent pyramid for him and his family.

The greatest pyramids in Egypt are the Great Pyramids of Giza. At Giza their is also a lion with a man's face statue that represents a pharaoh. It is called the Great Sphinx. The three Great Pyramids belonged Pharaohs Khufu, Kafre, and Menekure. The largest was for Khufu.

Question: Where were the Great Pyramids in Egypt and who what other statue was there?

• The Great Pyramids were in Memphis, and there was also the Great Sabre Tooth Tiger statue

• The Great Pyramids were in Giza, and there was also the Great Sphinx

• The Great Pyramids were located in Thebes and there was also a statue of Pharaoh Ramses II.