Ancient Egypt

Geography

100

What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?

desert

200

The Nile flows ________ to _________ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. (Directions)

south to north

300

This was the Northern part of Ancient Egypt.

Lower Egypt

400

What is a natural barrier? What are two that protected Egypt?

desert, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea

500

How were the early Egyptian and Sumerian (from Mesopotamia) civilizations similar in terms of where they settled?

near fresh water and fertile soil

Politics/Economics

100

____________ was the Egyptian type of government in which a family member rules over time. The Pharaoh was thought to be divine.

Dynasty or monarchy

200

The religious and political leader of Ancient Egypt was called the _______________.

pharaoh

300

In Ancient Egypt, the job you had as an adult was assigned to you at ___________. You did not get a choice.

birth

400

______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.

dynasty (monarchy accepted)

500

This leader led the greatest period in Ancient Egypt's reign and had statues everywhere of himself to get him closer to the After Life.

Ramses II

Religion

100

The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.

polytheistic

200

The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?

mummification

300

What was a canopic jar used for?

To hold the vital organs of a mummified person.

400

Why was the mummification process so important to the religious beliefs of the Egyptians?

To reunite the body with the soul in the afterlife. OR to help the soul in the afterlife.

500

When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?

the heart

Social Classes

100

The adviser to the pharaoh near the top of the social pyramid was called ____________.  These people were appointed mostly by being friendly with the pharaoh. 

the vizier/government officials

200

Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?

scribes

300

A peasant is another word for an Egyptian ___________. (what job)

farmer

400

This was a person at the very lowest position in the social structure. They were usually prisoners of war or from different countries.

Slaves

500

What is an artisan? 

Someone who makes something or has a specific job.

Inventions/Arts

100

Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.

irrigation

200

___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.

hieroglypics

300

Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.

pyramids

400

The Egyptians and the Sumerians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Sumerians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.

paper/papyrus clay tablets

500

The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt were designed to emphasize the _________.

a. value of artwork b. agricultural diversity c. religion and the afterlife

c. religion and the afterlife