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World History Unit 2
Study Guide due on Oct. 1 and Test on Oct. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom (he is also called Menes)? | Narmer |
| What is the part of Egypt near the delta called? | Lower Egypt |
| What natural barriers kept Egypt isolated and protected in each direction? | Deserts, Delta, Cataracts |
| What is a deity? | A god or goddess |
| What pharaoh started the New Kingdom after he drove the Hyksos out? | Ahmose |
| What are hieroglyphics? | A systme of writting made up of thousands of picture symbols developed in Ancient Egypt |
| What is the Book of the Dead? | Book of Spells to help you through the underworld |
| Define tribute. | Payment made by one group to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection |
| What crops did the Egyptians grow? | Wheat, barley, flax seed |
| Describe the Nile River’s flooding? | predictable |
| What was the capital of Kush-located on a trade route? | Napata |
| What are cataracts? | Steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders |
| What is an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips called? | a mummy |
| What is a delta? | Area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river |
| What did Egyptians do to their dead to keep the body from decomposing? | embalming |
| Who was the chief Egyptian god? | Re, Sun god |
| Why did the Kushites move their capital to Meroё? | They were being attacked by the assyrians |
| What did the Egyptians call modern-day Sudan? | Nubia |
| What is incense? | Material burned for it's pleasant smell |
| What is a family of rulers called? | Dynasty |
| Which pharaoh tried to change the religion of Egypt? | Amenhotep IV, Akhenaten |
| Which items did Egyptians trade for (to get for themselves)? | Ivory, wood, leopard skin, and incense |
| What is papyrus? | A reed plant used to make paper |
| Draw and label the Egyptians social class pyramid. | 1. Pharaoh 2. Priests, nobles 3.Traders, artisans, scribes 4.farmers, herders 5.unskilled workers 6.slaves |
| What was mummification and why it was important to Egyptian religious beliefs. | Mummification is embalming a body and wrapping it in linen. They are placed in a sarcophagus. They believed that you needed a physical body in the afterlife. |
| Who was the female pharaoh that focused on building the Egyptian economy? | |
| Why was the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb so important to history? | |
| How was Egypt isolated and protected at the same time? |
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