Geography and Early Egypt
The Old Kingdom
The Middle and New Kingdoms
Egyptian Achievments
Pyramids
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What is the name over the river that was greatly depended on by the Ancient Egyptians.
What is the Nile
100
The Old Kingdom lasted from ___(a)__ to ___(b)___ BC.
What is a) 2700 b) 2200
100
Why was the wealth and power of the pharaohs declined?
What is the pharaohs were running out of money. Building and maintaining the pyramids costed a lot of money, and the pharohs couldn't collect enough taxes in order to cover the expenses. Also, some nobles with higher government jobs were using their positions to take power from the pharaohs until they had enough to challenge and overthrow them.
100
What was one of the world's first writing symbols, written with symbols?
What is hieroglyphics
100
what is the definition of pyramids
What are huge, stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that met in a point on top.
200
Who is the king that combined upper and lower Egypt. (Multiple answers will be accepted)
What is Menes. (Aha, Scorpion, and Narmer also work because some historians think the Menes was a myth)
200
Whaat were some of the pros and cons of being a pharaoh?
What is power over all citizens and good/special treatment; and being blamed for unfortunate events. examples of either would be accepted.
200
Who's rise of power marked the begining of the 18th dyanasty? What was the 18th dynasty also called?
What is Ahmose and the New Kingdom
200
What was the stone that allowed scholars to figure out what hieroglphics said, and why were they able to do so?
What is the Rosetta Stone? The Rosetta Stone had its text in Greek, a later form of Egyptian, and hieroglyphics. Scholars that could read Greek were able to figure out what the hieroglyphics said.
200
How big was the biggest pyramid (base and height) and who was it built for?
What is the Great Pyramid of Khufu; base: 13 acres height: 481 ft. high
300
What are the location advantages of Ancient Egypt. (protection-wise) at least 3
What are the desert to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the north, more desert lands, the Red Sea, cataracts
300
Who was the most famous pharaoh? What did the myths and records about him say?
What is Kufu. The myths said that he was cruel, but historical workers said that his servants were well fed.
300
What did the ancient Egyptians do since they were afraid of being invaded again?
What is taking control of all invasion routes, cinquering different kingdoms.
300
Why were a lot of ancient Egyptian documents able to be read today?
What is papyrus. Most Egyptian texts were written on papyrus, which didn't decay.
300
How were the pyramids built?
What is the burial chambers were built deep inside the pyramid and then sealed off with large blocks, and then the steps and remaining parts of the pyramid were filled and covered with limestone.
400
Where specifically was the location of the capitasl of Lower and Upper Egypt? (answer must have all of the details in the answer)
What is Pe, a town on the northwest Nile Delta-- Lower Egypt What is Nekhen, located on the west bank of the Nile--Upper Egypt
400
How did the pharaoh claiming that they were half god half human work to their advantage when it came to loyalty?
What is The ancient Egyptians deeply respected the gods. Because of this, if the pharaoh would claim to be descended from a god, then the citizens would fear you, respect you, and be obliged to follow your desicions; whether or not they disagree.
400
How did conquering different lands help Egypt's trade and economy?
What are goods from conquered kingdoms in order to maintain good relationships; more traders into contact with distant lands, causing the expansion of trade.
400
Why did the Egyptians take great care and pride in making the items masterpieces for the pharaoh's and nobles' tombs?
What is they felt that the dead could enjoy them in afterlife, which would make their afterlife better.
400
What did the size and shape of the pyramids symbolize?
What is the pharaohs importance, the pointed top: pharaoh's journey to the afterlife, how much the pharaoh was valued
500
By 4500 BC, farmers grew __a__ and __b__. They got water to their fields by _________c_________________________ ____________.
a and b) wheat and barley c) building a series of canals to direct the river's flow
500
Why did the peasants, slaves, servants, and craftspeople work so hard on their pharaoh's tombs and sarcophaguses.
What is to ensure that their pharaohs would have a nice afterlife. Since it was believed that the pharaohs were part god, the citizens all felt that the key to their own happiness and pleasant afterlife was to make their pharaoh's as nice and comfortable as possible.
500
Why were scribes among the honored?
What is they had lots of roles and jobs. They kept government and religious records, records and accounts for state, they wrote and copied religious and literary texts, copied down stories and poems. They didn't have to pay taxes because they were so respected and they became very wealthy.
500
What were some of the subjects in paintings that the ancient Egyptians created?
What are important historical events, crowning of kings, founding of temples, major religious rituals, scenes from everday life such as farming and hunting
500
Why might have the workers building the pyramids be reluctant to actually build the pyramid for their pharaoh?
What is the workers didn't have any direct improvement from building the pyramid, except for the "fact" that it would make their own afterlife better, which wasn't actually proven.
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