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Egypt Ch. 4
Pharaohs, Egypt life, Pyramids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as _________. | the Red Land |
| What was known as the life line of Egypt or its water source? | The Nile River |
| According to legend, the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was ______. | Menes |
| In ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain records were called _________. | scribes |
| Ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings and symbols called _____________ to represent words or sounds. | hieroglyphics |
| How did the Egyptian culture deal with the floods in the Nile River Valley? | built trenches and canals to divert Nile floodwaters. |
| Who is the 1st Egyptian Pharaoh that was a women that took control after her husband died, and rule greatly in trade and was an era of peace in the Egypt? | Hatshepsut |
| What is an area surrounded by deserts and received little rainfall in northeastern Africa? | Egypt |
| What was the ideal place for the 2nd civilization in the world to thrive in northeastern Africa in Egypt? | The Nile River Valley |
| How many roadblocks does the Nile River has that breaks up the steady flow for travelers? | 6 cataracts or waterfalls |
| What triangular-shaped area is located at the mouth of the Nile River? | A delta |
| What substances flows to the end of the river and makes the land fertile for planting and raising crops in Lower Egypt? | Silt |
| Because the Nile River didn’t flood the same, what problems did it cause in Egypt? | It destroyed crops, homes, and killed Egyptian people |
| What was an important crop that Egypt used to make paper for record keeping? | Papyrus |
| The Egyptians worshipped many gods, the pharaoh was considered a god also, what was its name? | Horus |
| Who was the pharaoh “also known as Horus Narmar” that united from Upper and Lower Egypt as one nation? | Menes |
| What is the name of an Egyptian King and what does it mean? | Great House |
| What did Egypt have that divided the people by the skills they inherited by their families? | Social Order |
| What process did Egyptians used that took 70 days to prepare their pharaoh’s for burial? | Mummification |
| What did archaeologist find in Egypt that helped them deciphered Egyptian writing? | The Rosette Stone |
| The Rosette Stone translated the Egyptian language, what else did it also translated? | Greek & Merotic languages |
| During the 1st Dynasty, a priest and advisor to the king began the first records of Egypt, who was he? | Manetho |
| What are ancient tombs for the Egyptian pharaohs? | Pyramids |
| What was constructed to watch over the pyramids to prevent people from entering the pyramids? | “The Sphinx” |
| Who was the pharaoh that tried to start only sun worship of the sun god Aton? | Amenhotep IV |
| Who was the young ruler that replace Amenhotep IV because of his Sun god worship and brought back polytheism to Egypt? | Tutankhamen (King Tut) |
| What kingdom was located south of Egypt which its borders began at the first cataract on the Nile river? | Nubia |
| What was the language of the Nubians called? | Meroitic |
| What religion values did the Egyptians and Nubians shared in common? | They were both polytheistic or worshipped many gods |
| In the past, Egypt traded with Nubia for what resources? | Gold, ivory, cattle, and granite blocks |
| Nubia regained their freedom and conquered Egypt, what Nubian leader conquered upper Egypt? | King Kashta of Kush |
| What Nubian king conquered Lower Egypt later? | Piankhi, the son of King Kashta |
| Why did the Egyptians invade Nubia in 2575 B.C.? | For their natural resources |
| About how long is the Nile River? | Over 4,000 miles |
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