Time and Place
The name of the first ever pharaoh who united both upper and lower Egypt
Who is Narmer?
The river that was central to farming and settlement in Ancient Egypt
What is the Nile River?
What did people give the king as payment for using his farmland?
Taxes (a portion of their crops were given)
What is the name for a system of government in which one king rules?
What is a monarchy?
The pharaoh that ordered Imhotep to build a six-step pyramid
Who is Djoser?
Why is upper egypt called upper egypt, even though it's below lower egypt on a map?
a system of writing that Egyptians priests developed that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is Hieroglyphics?
Which regional rulers were responsible for collecting taxes?
Who were the nomarchs?
Who ruled Egypt for 94 years?
King Pepi II
The pharaoh that ordered the building of the Great Pyramid
Who is Khufu?
The capital of Old Kingdom Egypt
What is Memphis?
a mixture of tiny bits of rock, soil and nutrients deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
The land through which the Egyptians crossed to trade with Mesopotamia
What is Canaan?
After King Pepi II could no longer maintain control, who controlled individual regions of Egypt?
Who were the nomarchs?
Which people used horses and chariots to conquer and rule Egypt?
Who were the Hyksos?
Around what year did Egyptian priests develop hieroglyphics?
What is approximately 3200 BC?
is a form of specific transportation that the Egyptians are said to have invented that people use today.
What are sailboats?
What valuable blue commodity did Egyptians trade for from Mesopotamia?
What is lapis lazuli?
During the Middle Kingdom (2000-1800BC), which powerful pharaoh regained control of Egypt while still sharing some power with the Nomarchs?
Who is Senusret?
The pharaoh that fought the Hittites in the famous Battle of Kadesh
Who is Rameses II?
Name two things Upper and Lower Egypt already had in common before they were united.
What are the same language and the same religious beliefs?
How did the Nile's flooding help change the kinds of jobs people could do in Ancient Egypt?
Irrigation and fertilization allowed Egyptians to produce more food than they needed. This surplus allowed some people to begin doing specialized jobs in cities.
Explain how the Egyptians producing more food than necessary from the Nile flooding could help cities develop specialized jobs.
When enough food was produced to meet people's needs, not everyone needed to focus on farming. Some people could do specialized jobs in cities.
During the New Kingdom (1750-1050BC), which powerful female pharaoh expanded Egypt into an empire that collected tribute from other civilizations?
Who is Hatshepsut?
Explain two ways Egypt's power changed or expanded during the New Kingdom.
Powerful rulers such as Hatshepsut consolidated power, and Egypt expanded into an empire that collected tribute from neighbouring civilizations. Another acceptable example is Thutmose III conquering Canaan and Northern Mesopotamia.