| Question |
Answer |
| How did Egyptions learn to make medicine? |
By making mummies(studying the body) |
| The Nile begins with two seperate rivers what were they called? |
White Nile and the Blue Nile |
| What are cataracts? |
wild rapids |
| What did the Egyptians use the Nile for? |
drank, bathed, farmed, cleaned |
| What is a delta? |
an area of fertile soil |
| What is to the west of the Nile Valley? |
Sahara Dessert |
| What is to the east of the Nile Valley? |
Eastern Dessert |
| Cataracts, delta marshes, and desserts did what for Egypt? |
They helped keep out enemies |
| Name the two bodies of water that helped Egypt trade with people? |
Medditerannean Sea and Red Sea |
| List 3 things that the Egyptians grew? |
wheat, flax seeds, barley |
| What material is made out ofo flax seeds? |
linen |
| Name the reason Egyptians woar white? |
they didn't know how to die |
| Because Egytians wore white how did they include color in their wardrobe? |
they wore necklaces, bracelets, pendents, and all sorts of jewelry |
| Describe Egypt's method of irrigation |
basins and canals |
| what is a shadoof? |
bucket attatched to a long pole to lift water from the Nile to thier basins |
| List 3 items Egyptians made of papyrus before paper? |
baskets, sandals, river rafts |
| what were scribes? |
carved hieroglyphics on walls and monuments |
| Where do you think Egypt got ideas about writing and government? |
Mesopotamia |
| Name two things Egyptian governments did? |
settled arguments, built and maintained irrigation systems |
| Who werwe the earliest rulers? |
village chiefs |
| Who unified the two kingdoms? |
Narmer |
| What did Narmer war to symbolize the 2 kingdoms unity? |
double crown- white and red |
| what is a dynasty |
line of rulers from one family |
| How many dynasties ruled egypt? |
31 |
| What did mothers teach thier daughters to do? |
sew, cook, and run a household |
| What are dieties? |
gods |
| Who was Re? |
sun god |
| Who was Hapri? |
god of the Nile |
| Who was Isis? |
god of women |
| Whom was Isis married to? |
Osiris |
| Whom was Osiris? |
god of the dead |
| What are the steps of embalming? |
remove organs, cover in natron, fill with spices and stitch closed, clean wiht oils, and wrap in linen |
| The entrance of each pyramid faced which direction? |
north |
| Who was the great pyramid built for? |
Khufu |
| How many pyramids are standing in Giza? |
3 |
| The middle kingdom was Egypt's what? |
golden age |
| What are forced payments called? |
tributes |
| The Hyskos were invaders from where? |
west asia |
| Who was the ruler of the new kingdom? |
Ahmose |
| Hatshepsut was the first? |
female leader |
| What is insence? |
a material burned for it's pleasant smell |
| Where is Hatshepsut's temple located? |
valley of kings |
| Was Hatshepsut more interested in conquering other nations or trade? |
trade |
| Was slavery common before ThutemoseIII became leader? |
no |
| Did slaves have some rights? |
yes |
| What began to happen when Akhenaton began to reject his duties? |
Thier empire began to shrink |
| How old was Tutankhamen when he became Pharoh? |
10 years old |
| RamseesII was not only popular with the ladies he also was... |
he was a major builder and battler |
| Name three groups that conquered Egypt? |
Kush, Libysans, and Assyrians |
| Nubia was also called? |
Kush |
| Where was Nubia-Kush located? |
south of Egypt |
| Nubians were good with bow and arrow which means |
they were good at hunting and war |
| The capitol city of the Kushites is? |
Napata |
| What did the Assyrians teach the Kushite to do? |
make iron |
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