Egypt

3. A Theban prince who founded the New Kingdom.
8. The scribes invented a greatly simplified cursive form of hieroglyphics known as?
10. What is Memphis known as in the Hebrew Bible?
11. Identified by some scholars with the Semitic Amalekites, as possessed chariots and horses.
14. What best symbolizes Egyptians' conception of state and society?
15. The preservation of the bodies of the dead is called?
16. Who called Egypt the ‘Gift of the Nile’?
17. Who extended Egypt’s borders to their farthest extent and brought the Egyptian Empire to its greatest height?
20. What is the world’s largest desert?
24. What is Thebes called in the Hebrew Bible?
26. Two of the most important capitals of ancient Egypt.
27. Who reunited the two lands and paved the way for the Middle Kingdom and the powerful Twelfth Dynasty?
28. What lies in the northeastern corner of the African continent?
29. Where are the three largest pyramids at?

1. What has the head of a man and the body of a lion, bears the likeness of Khafre?
2. Rulers of Egypt are called?
4. Who was pharaoh during the Hebrew exodus?
5. What is the world’s longest river?
6. What is Egypt’s most ancient name?
7. What’s the other name of the Great Pyramid of Cheops?
9. From what Roman word did we derive our English name ‘Egypt’ from?
12. Who is Egypt's teenage ruler who died at the age of 18?
13. Who’s man discovered the Rosetta Stone?
18. What remains of Thebes can be found on the west bank of the Nile?
19. Who is the most outstanding monarch in the Later New Kingdom?
21. In whose reign did Egypt enter into a period of decline and lost much of its Asian empire?
22. Ancient Egyptians are called?
23. Egyptians developed a written system of some 700 characters called…
25. What does the ancient Egyptians often call their country?