Map
Name one of the surrounding bodies of water near Egypt.
Mediterranean Sea or the Nile River or Red Sea
How long is the Nile River?
3500 Miles long
Hieroglyphics
Name one way Kush provided for their people.
Through trade and farming
What was the last unit we studied?
The Fertile Crescent
Name a desert in the Egypt and Kush areas.
Western Desert, Eastern Desert
In order to develop cities, the people of Egypt need a lot of this!
a surplus of food
Name one of the Egyptians achievements in Architecture.
Temples, Pyramids, Tombs
Name a fact about how Egypt and Kush treated eachother.
They took turns conquering each other. They also traded with each other.
What attracted people to the Fertile Crescent?
the fertile soil, water source and food
Egypt is located on 2 continents. Name those continents.
Africa and Asia
Who is Narmer and why is he important to Egypt?
He is the first pharaoh of Egypt and united the people together
The Egyptian calendar was based on this.
The moon cycle and later the Sun cycles
Name one of Kush's achievements
Iron making skills
Pyramids
writing system
own government
We live in Montana. What is this valley called?
The Flathead Valley
Kush is located in what direction from Lower Egypt?
South
Name one of the many Egyptian Gods.
Aman-Re, Isis, Horus, Thoth
Name an achievement in science for Egypt.
Medical Knowledge, mummification
Kush relied on Egypt to provide what. (look on p. 71 of Active Journal)
Egyptian Grain
What is a Ziggurat?
A Temple
Where are the most fertile areas to plant crops in Egypt and Kush?
A long the Nile River and/or near Canaan
Egypt had a strict social order, List the order from most power to least powerful.
Pharaoh
Nobles and Priests
Scribes
Merchants and Artists
Farmers and Servants
Slaves
What is a paper-like substance that they used to write on?
Papyrus
What is the name of the Kushites alphabetic script called? (Look on p. 71 in Active Journal)
Meroitic script
If you wanted to become a scribe in the Fertile Crescent, how long would be expected to study?
12 years