click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ancient Egypt
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What pharaoh ruled during the Old Kingdom? | Khufu |
What pharaoh ruled during the middle kingdom | Sensuret |
What pharoahs ruled during the new kingdom? | Hatshepsut and Ramses II king Tut |
What is the benefit of living near a desert? | Protection from enemies. Natural barrier |
What is the Rosetta Stone named after? | The town it was discovered in |
Who is the god of the underworld | Osiris |
Who is the god of mummification | Anubis |
What god is represented with an eye | Horus |
What is the order of social structure in Ancient Egyptian times? | Pharaoh,government official/priests,scribes,artisans/merchants,peasants/slaves/farmers |
What is Khufu famous for? | The great pyramids at Giza |
Where did Hatshepsut go on her trade expedition? | Punt |
What pharaoh ruled the longest? | Ramses II |
What did Sensuret build? | The White Chapel |
What did the Egyptians invent to write on? | papyrus |
What does a priest wear during mummification? | A mask of Anubis |
How many different forms of writing are on the Rosetta Stone? | 3 |
What direction does the Nile river flow | South to North |
What type of physical features is Egypt described as? | A river valley civilization |
Why was the Nile flooding a good thing? | It left behind silt |
Where did Egyptians bury their pharaohs? | pyramids |
What was papyrus used for? | writing |
Why did they use papyrus for everything? | It was in their environment |
Which was better writing on papyrus or writing on clay tablets? | Papyrus |
Why does the Nile river flow north | Elevation from the mountains |
Who was the first ruler of all of Egypt | Narmer/Menes |
the pyramids, papyrus with hieroglyphics and sarcophagus are examples of Primary or secondary sources | primary sources |
What two sources feed the Nile | The White Nile and The Blue Nile |
Why couldn't the Ancient Egyptians travel up the Nile past a certain point? | The 6 cataracts were to dangerous |
Black Land | fertile soil |
Red Land | too hot to live |
Howard Carter | discovered King Tut's tomb |
How did King Tut die? | Malaria |