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World History Ch. 5
Nile River and Early Egyptians
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A reed plant used to make paper? | papyrus |
| Dangerous, rocky, fast moving water? | cataract |
| A fan shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea? | Delta |
| A line of rulers from one family? | Dynasty |
| The Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols representing objects and ideas? | Hieroglyphics |
| For what reason was the Nile called "the lifeblood" of Egypt? | Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming. |
| How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding? | They became successful farmers. |
| Crops grown by Egyptians: | Wheat, Barley and Flax seeds |
| A bowl-shaped hole to hold water? | Basin |
| A bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile and empties into the basin? | Shardoof |
| A reed plant grown wild along the Nile? | Papyrus |
| Papyrus was used to make: | Rope, Sandals, Baskets, River Rafts and Paper |
| Extra amounts of crops grown? | Surpluses |
| Reasons government was needed in Egypt? | 1. Necessary to oversee the construction and repair of irrigation ditches and dams. 2. To develop a process for storing grain and distributing grain during famines. 3. Conflicts over land ownership needed to be settled. |
| 2 large kingdoms that made up Egypt? | Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt |
| King of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt and married one of their princesses? | Narmer |
| Capital city named by King Narmer? | Memphis |
| The three time periods of Early Egypt: | 1. The Old Kingdom 2. The Middle Kingdom 3. The New Kingdom |
| 2 civilizations along the Nile River Valley? | Egypt and Kush |
| Early Egyptians called the land ? Which means "Black Land". | Kemet |
| What did the Egyptians believe the Nile River was? | 1. The "Creator of all good" 2. The "Lifeblood of Egypt". |
| World's largest river, 4000 miles from Central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea? | Nile |
| What two Rivers make up the Nile at its source? | The Blue Nile and the White Nile |
| Two deserts that border the Nile? | Libyan (West) Eastern (East) |
| Egyptian rulers where know as what? Which means "Great house" | Pharaoh |
| Government officials appointed by the Pharaoh to carry out his orders? | Bureaucrats |
| Egyptians were loyal to the Pharaoh because they thought he was? | The son of Re |
| Who was the river god? | Hapi |
| God who was believed to have been an early Pharaoh who taught Egyptians how to farm and gave them laws? | Osiris |
| Believed to rule over the dead? | Osiris and Isis |
| Most important book of ancient Egypt? | The Book of the Dead |
| The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying? | Embalming |
| A wrapped body is known as a ? | Mummy |
| The Egyptians were the first to use? | 1. Splints 2. Bandages 3. Compresses |
| Great tombs built by Egyptians to honor their Pharaoh? | Pyramids |
| Personal belonging in the tombs with a Pharaoh? | 1. Clothes 2. Weapons 3. Furniture 4. Jewelry |
| Frist great engineer who built pyramids? | Imhotep |
| The Egyptians created ?, using with whole numbers to add, subtract and divide. | Fractions |
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