Geography and early Egypt (lesson 1)
What large body of water borders Egypt to the East?
The Red Sea
What is the definition of nobles?
People from rich or powerful families.
What is the definition of trade routes?
Paths followed by traders.
What is the definition of papyrus?
long-lasting, paper like substance made from reeds.
What is the definition of a trade network?
A system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth.
What are the two Gulfs in Egypt called?
The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba.
What was the Old Kingdom?
The third dynasty, which lasted nearly 500 years.
Who was Ramses the Great?
An important New Kingdom pharaoh who defended Egypt from invaders and strengthened defenses.
What is the definition of hieroglyphics?
Egyptian writing system, one of the worlds first, which used symbol.
Who was Piankhi?
A Kushite king who conquered all of Egypt.
What is the highest point in Egypt called? And what is the peninsula its in called?
The highest point in Egypt is Mt. Catherine, and it is in the Sinai Peninsula.
Why did Egyptians believe that royal burial sites were so important?
They wanted to ensure that their pharaoh had a comfortable transition to the afterlife.
Why did Egypt become the leading military power in the region?
They took control of all possible invasion routes to ensure that invaders could enter.
What determined a persons size in an Egyptian painting?
It depended on their status/stature in society.
What made Assyrian weapons better than Kushite weapons?
Because the Assyrians weapons were made of iron but the Kushite's weapons were made of bronze and bronze is weaker than iron.
What was the effect caused by the Egyptians hang natural barriers.
It was really difficult/almost impossible to get around these barriers so it was hard for invaders to get in.
Which god or goddess would most likely have been responsible for earthquakes, according to the ancient Egyptians. Why do you think that?
Geb because he is the earth God, which would most likely make him responsible for any natural disasters, this includes earthquakes.
What are some key events that happened in the New Kingdom and middle Kingdom?
In the Middle Kingdom, they unite Egypt, the nobles take power and Pharaohs unite.In the New Kingdom, they conquered much of Syria, created an empire, and strengthened trade routes.
What were two writing achievements made in these ancient times? And what were they?
Hieroglyphics were the first Egyptian writing system and also the Egyptian Calendar was created to show the dates so that people would know what day it was.
What is the effect caused by independent Kush grows strong and successful?
Kush becomes independent of Egyptian rule and captures Upper Egypt.
What was the effect caused by Menes wearing the two crowns instead of only one while unifying Upper and Lower Egypt?
It made people have more respect for him because they saw how he respected both Lower and Upper Egypt's beliefs, which gave him power.
How did religion influence government and society in the Old Kingdom?
The government because the pharaoh head absolute power because people thought he was a god religious leaders made the decisions of government as well. And society because worshiping the gods had affected every part of life people also lived good lives so they could enter the afterlife.
What did the middle, upper, and lower classes get paid? What skills did they provide?
The Upper class got paid well because they were nobles and Pharaohs, the Middle class used their skills for providing to their nobles and got paid from using those skills, and the Lower class worked long hours and did not get paid well, they had to work for the Pharaoh by using their skills.
What was the effect caused by Kushka dying and his son taking over?
The treasures of king Tuts tomb, the Egyptians paintings, skilled stone workers making jewelry, and clothing.
What was the effect caused by Kushta dying, then his son takes over, then Shabuha took over?
The style of ruling changed because there were many different rulers.