Nile River
What did the Egyptians use the Nile River for?
watering crops, bathing, drinking, fishing, trading
What is Osiris the God of?
God of the Dead
What was the name of the only woman Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
What was the period of expansion and stability?
A-Old Kingdom
B-Middle Kingdoom
C-New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Who is at the bottom of the social class pyramid?
Unskilled workers/ slaves
What did they call the lands near the Nile?
The Black Lands
What is Isis the Goddess of?
Goddess of mothers and wives
How old was King Tut when he became a Pharaoh?
9
What is the highest ruler in Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh/ king
How many levels are there in the social class pyramid?
5
What are cataracts?
waterfalls
What is Hapi the God of?
God of the Nile River
Why did Menes wear a double crown?
He unified Egypt.
What are the red lands?
The red lands were on both sides of the Nile River and they were uninhabitable because it was too hot to live there. (desert)
Who has the most power in the social class pyramid?
The Pharaoh/ king
What is at the top of the Nile called where the river fans out like fingers?
Lower Egypt or Nile Delta
What was Ra the God of?
The sun God
What kind of warrior was Hyksos? A fierce or weak warrior?
A fierce warrior
What is embalming?
The process that the Egyptians practiced to prevent dead bodies from rotting.
Who is the 2nd most powerful in the social class pyramid?
Priests/ Nobles
What direction does the water flow in the Nile River?
It flows North.
What is polytheism?
Believing in many gods.
How did Hatshepsut become Pharaoh?
Her husband died and she became the leader.
What is the hieratic script?
A simplified version of hieroglyphics.
Name all 5 parts of the social class pyramid.
Pharaoh/ Kings
Priests/ Nobles
Traders, merchants, scribes
Farmers/ Herders
Unskilled workers/ slaves