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chapter 5 exam
chapter 5
| Questio | Answer |
|---|---|
| In which class did the farmers belong to? What were their lives like? | They belonged to the second lowest social class. They worked on land that was owned by wealthy nobles. They lived in one room houses and had simple simple diets. |
| Narmer | The ruler who united upper and lower Egypt. |
| Memphis | Was the capital city during the old kingdom. |
| Incense | A material burned for its pleasant smell. |
| Savannas | A flat grassland. |
| Why did the Egyptians build pyramids to honor their pharaohs | To protect their bodies from floods, wild animals and robbers. |
| What are the rights of Egyptian women | They could own property, divorce, religious ceremonies. |
| Ahmose | The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt |
| Farmers | 2nd lowest class. Describe their lives. |
| Cataracts | The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south. They were waterfalls. |
| Imhotep | The first great engineer who built the pyramid |
| Thebes | Capital city of Egypt during the middle kingdom. |
| Re | Egyptian sun god |
| Hapi | Egyptian river god. |
| Axum | Invaded kush and destroyed Meroe. |
| Amenhotep IV | Pharaohs who tried to start a new religion based on duity, Aton |
| How was Meroe different from a typical Egyptian or Kushite city? | It had iron furnaces and was a center of iron production. |
| Why is king tut one of the most famous pharaohs. | His tomb wasnt robbed so we know most about him |
| Ramses II | One of the most successful pharaohs who conquered the region of Canaan. |