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Foy WH Ch. 4 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were some characteristics of Egyptian gods and goddesses | gods for sun, sky and earth; many gods were worshipped; mixture of human and animal forms |
| What is the area of the Nile called that fans out into several branches? | delta |
| What made farming possible in ancient Egypt? | biannual flooding of the Nile |
| What material did Egyptians write hieroglyphics on? | papyrus |
| What region of Egypt is Upper Egypt? | southern |
| What region of Egypt is Lower Egypt? | northern |
| What legal rights did women have in Egyptian society? | make contracts, divorce their spouses, own property |
| What did the Egyptians believe would happen to a person when they died? | their ka left the body and became a spirit |
| What were some reasons Egypt was hard to invade? | desert in the west, Mediterranean and Red Sea, cataracts in the Nile |
| What is Egyptian writing called? | hieroglyphics |
| Which ruler encouraged trade and used the profits to support the arts and architecture? | Queen Hatshepsut |
| What subjects did Egyptian art show? | everyday life, historical events, religious events |
| Where did Egyptians believe the gods lived? | temples |
| What items would be found in an Egyptian tomb? | hieroglyphics, stone statues, jewelry |
| What items would be found in an Egyptian temple? | sphinxes, columns, obelisks |
| What group invaded an ruled Egypt following a period of disorder around 1750 BC? | Hyksos |
| What made the area around the Nile perfect for farming? | silt |
| What would a series of rulers from the same family be called? | dynasty |
| What event brought about the Middle Kingdom period? | competition for power between the nobles and pharaohs |
| What ruler led the fight against invaders for many years, leaving the Egyptian empire diminished? | Ramses the Great |
| What did the size and shape of the pyramids show? | how important the pharaoh was |
| The is the first period that Egyptians developed a system based on the belief that the pharaoh was both a king and a god. | Old Kingdom |
| What did Egyptian religion focus on? | the afterlife |
| How did historians learn to read hieroglyphics? | translating the Rosetta Stone |
| What did the Egyptians do in the New Kingdom period to prevent future invasions? | They took control of all possible invasion routes into the kingdom. |
| What event began the New Kingdom period? | Pharaoh Ahmose of Thebes drove the Hyksos out of Egypt |
| According to tradition, what king rose up to unify Egypt, becoming the first pharaoh? | Menes |
| What did Egyptians do to preserve their dead? | they embalmed and mummified the nobles |
| What are the levels of the Egyptian social hierarchy, from top to bottom? | 1. pharaohs 2. nobles and priests 3. scribes and craftspeople 4. farmers, servants, slaves |
| What group could rise in social status and receive land as payment? | soldiers |
| What group made up the vast majority of the population? | farmers and other peasants |
| What group required advanced job skills? | artisans, artists, architects |
| What group did not have to pay taxes and many became wealthy? | scribes |
| Few people held these positions because they had to travel very long distances to buy and sell goods. | merchants and traders |
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