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Egypt Exam
Everything from packet 4 exam
Question | Answer |
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The Nile River branches out over an area of fertile soil called what? | delta |
This reed makes scrolls, sandals, and rafts. What is this plant? | Papyrus |
The Egyptians devoloped a formal writing. What is this writing called? | heirogliphics |
Egyptian rulers passed their power from father to grandson. What was this term for a line of rulers from 1 family? | a dynasty |
Boulders in the Nile River that form wild rapids. what are these called? | cataracts |
How long is the Nile River? | 4000 miles. It is the largest river in the world. |
a dead body with wrapped strips of linen | a mummy |
a god or godesses | deity |
an Egyptian king | pharoah |
The process Egyptians used to mummify bodies to prepare them for the afterlife. | embalming or mummification |
a huge stone tomb | pyramid |
the term for payments that people were forced to make. These payments conquered people. | tributes |
a material burned for its pleasent smell | incense |
An Egyptian ruler that reighned during the New Kingdom period | Ahmose |
What new name did Amenhotep IV give himself? | Akhenaten |
What Egyptian queen was the first woman to rule in Egypt in her own right? | Hatshepsut |
Who was AKENHATONS SON-IN-LAW? | Tutankhamen |
A pharoah that ruled for 66 years | Ramses II |
A strong civilization arose along the Nile River south of Egypt in a region called what? | Nubia |
Nubia was later known as what name? | Kush |
The earliest people in the Nubian region grazed their herds on what type of lands that stretch across Africa south of the Sahara? | savannahs |
The more powerful Nubian villages created the wealthy kingdom of ___________. | Kerma |
In the 1400s B.C., the Egyption armies invaded Nubia, causing the _______ of the kingdom of Kerma after a 50 year war. | collapse |
By 850 B.C., the Nubians formed a new kinddom called ______________ | Kush |
Kush's capital is called..... | Napata |
About 750 B.C., a Kushite King named Kashta invided Egypt. His son Piye _______ a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and ________. | 1) founded2) Kush |
The Kushite kings built temples and monuments ________ to those of the Egyptians. | similar |
About 540 B.C., the capital of _________ was moved to __________ to ____________ to be out of the Assyrians reach. | 1) Kush2) Napata3)Mero"e |
_________ became a trading city and a center for making iron. | Mero"e |
The Egyptions relied upon the ________ for their water needs. | Nile River |
The Nile begins at 2 seperate rivers. What are they called? | The Blue Nile (Eastern Africa) and the white Nile (marshes of Central Africa). |
geographic features _________ the Egyptians. | protected |
After the floodwaters went down, the farmers were left with a layer of dark, __________ mud. | fertile |
This was the pharoah who united lower and upper Egypt. | King Narmer |
What Egyption society was divided in | Social groups |
Egyptions beleived that the pharoah was the son of __ | Re |
The Egyptions worshiped many gods and thought that these deites controlled the forces of __________ and human activity. | nature |
At first, Egyptions beileived that only the ________ and few others could enjoy the afterlife. | pharoah |
Through the process of EMBALMING ,Egyptions became skilled agt herbs and drugs to treat different ___________. | illnesses |
The Great Pyrmid was made for a pharoah named King ___________ | Khufu |
The Great Pyramid stands _____ ft tall | 500 |
The Great Pyramid is located in this city. | Cairo |
Egyptions advanced in ________ and built a system of numbers based on ___ | 1) mathmatics2)10 |
The pyramid entrances were faced to the ________ | north |
What city became the capital of the Middle Kingdom? | Thebes |
What 2 lands are listed as being captured by Egypt during the Middle Kingdom? | Nubia and Syria |
In the peaceful period of the Middle Kingdom, what 3 areas of culture thrived? | arts, literature, and architecture |
What advances in warfare did the Hyscos use to defeat the Egyptians? | horse drawn chariots, bronze and iron weapons |
Who was the Egyption prince who drove out the Hyscos? | Ahmose |
What is the name of the period in which Egypt reached the height of power and glory? | The New Kingdom (1550 B.C. - 1080 B.C.) |
Why did Amenhotep decide to change Egypt's worshipof many gods to the worship of one god, Aton? | He realized that the preists were gaining power at the pharoah's expense. He wanted to keep his power. |
The archaeologist that discovered Tutankhamen's tomb | Howard Carter |
What valuable items were stored in Egyption temples? | gold jewlry, sweet smelling oil, finely woven cloth. |
Which 3 nations conquered egypt during the period between 900 B.C. and 670 B.C.? | Libyans,Kush,Assaryians |
Nubia arose in the present-day ________ | Sudan |
Powerful Nubian villages created the kingdom of ________ | Kerma |
The Kushite kingdom was formed at the ___________________ of Egypt's power. | low point |
_________ kings ruled from the city of Napata for several centuries. | Kushite |
When the Kushite king Piye conquered Egypt, he ruled from the Egyption city of ________ | Napata |
The ________ revolted and drove out the Kushite kings | Assyrians |
The Kushites learned how to make iron from the ___________ they captured from Arabia, India, and China. | Assyrians |
Egyptian government was first ruled by _________ | village cheifs |
Amenhotep IV is most known for.... | attempting religous reforms |