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Chapter 5 REVIEW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Savannas | A flat grassland |
| Memphis | Was the capital city of the old kingdom |
| Narmer | The ruler who united both Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Ramses II | One of the most successful pharaohs who conquered the region of Canaan |
| Amenhotep IV | Pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton |
| Axum | Invaded Kush and Destroyed Meroe |
| Hapi | Egyptian river god |
| Re | Egyptian Sun God |
| Thebes | Capital City of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom |
| Imhotep | The first great engineer who built the pyramids |
| Cataract | Natural barrier that protected Egypt from the south |
| Ahmose | The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt |
| What are the rights of Egyptian Women? | They could own property, divorce, religious ceremonies |
| Why did Egyptians build the pyramid to honor their pharaohs | To protect their bodies from floods, wild animals and robbers |
| In which social class do the farmers belong to? | They belonged to the second lowest class. They worked on land that was owned by healthy nobles. They lived in one room houses and had simple diets. |
| Why is King Tut one of the most famous pharaohs? | His tomb wasn't robbed so we know the most about him |
| How was Meroe different from a Egyptian or Kushite City? | It had iron furnaces and was a center for iron production. |