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Egyptians Unit test
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Question | Answer |
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What is stimulus diffusion? | To take an idea and change it to better fit people's needs. |
An example of stimulus diffusion and how is it related to ancient Egyptians? | Writing, because they took the idea of cuneiform to create a writing system(hieroglyphics). |
Describe the delta? | The huge green place over 100 miles wide, is found at the end of the Nile River(lower Egypt). It is triangular shaped, and it provided Egyptians with fertile land. |
List 5 ways the Nile was beneficial to the Egyptians? | Sense of direction, Surplus of food, Fresh drinking water, Fertile land, trade and travel. |
Describe Lower Egypt? | Nile river ends here. Fertile and flat, the flooding here lets them have a surplus. |
Describe Upper Egypt? | Nile River begins. This area has canyons and cliffs. |
Describe Egypt's climate? | Hot and dry |
What are the benefits of the desert? | Protecting from neighboring attacks and helped with mummification. |
What is silt? | Silt is in the water and it makes the land fertile. |
What does the MIneral Copper used for? | tools |
What is the MIneral gold used for? | Jewelry |
What is the MIneral limestone used for? | pyramids |
What is the MIneral natron used for? | mummification:salt |
Describe Inundation | Occurs June-September. The water and silt I soverflowed or flooded. Farmers had free time to build pyramids to please the pharoah |
Describe Emergence | Occurs September-February. The water and silt is completely seeped into the ground. Farmers were plowing and planting the fields to produce crops. |
Describe drought | Occurs February-June. The water level is low and steady. Farmers were busy harvesting crops to barter at the marketplace . |
How do you fix flooding during drought and Emergence? | levees to prevent flooding. They are earth walls and are found on the side of the river. |
How do you fix Low water levels? | Shaduf transfers water to the river bank to irrigate crops. |
What is social mobility? | Movement between social classes |
did Egyptians have social mobility? | Yes, but it was hard to move |
How were social classes determined? | Birth and importance of jobs |
Why were social classes in the shape of a pyramid? | Majority at bottom, minority at top. Most powerful positions were held by a few at the top. |
What were the responsibilities of the pharoah. | created laws, commander of military, collected taxes |
How is the pharoah different from a king? | A pharoah is believed a god. |
Who were the nobles? | priests, lawyers, scribes, doctors |
Who is the vizier and whart are his responsibilities? | The vizier is the second most powerful official and the pharoahs most trusted advisor. His responsibilities were to oversee key functions of the government including building pyramids and temples. |
What were scribes exempt from? | Heavy manual labor:pyramids |
What was the biggest misconception about the slaves? | Pyramids are often depicted as being built by slaves though there is little evidence of this. |
Why were hieroglyphics created? | To keep track of goods sold(trading goods) at the marketplace. |
What did scribes record using hieroglyphics? | The scribe were writing about things that have been bartered or stories that had important events(water cycles of the Nile). |
What is the importance of the Rossetta Stone? | It was important because it helped us unlock the secret of Egyptians way of life and helped us understand how to read hieroglyphics. |
What is monotheism? | The belief in one god |
What is polytheism? | The belief in many gods |
What is the afterlife? | life after death |
What is mummification? | the process of preserving the bosy. |
Why did the Egyptians mummify the dead? | so the soul could recognize it for the afterlife |
Why were pyramids built? | burial tomb for the pharaoh |
Why did Egyptians bury the dead with their belongings? | They believed they needed I tfor the afterlife. |
Why did Egyptians stop building pyramids? | It was easy to spot, therefore you can rob it. It was a great cost(expensive). |
What made Hatshepsut unique? | She was a female ruler and she encouraged trading with other civilazations. |
What was the importance of Kiing Tut's tomb? | They found found artifacts and it helped us understand and learn how the Egyptians lived. |