Geography
Social & Political Structure
The Economy
Religion, Death & Burial
Cultural & Everyday Life
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100
What city were Luxor and Karnak in?
Thebes
100
The Pharaoh was believed to be the link between the ___ and the ___.
Gods and People
100
What was a deben?
a unit of measurement used in trading
100
What was the purpose of Ushabti?
Assist the dead in tending to crops in the field of reeds
100
What were 3 leisure activities in Ancient Egypt?
swimming, board games, toys, banquets, music, etc.
100
What is this? Double Points: What does it mean
Ankh
200
What was the purpose/significance of Deir el-Medina
A workmens village for the builders/artisans working at the Valley of the Kings & Valley of the Queens
200
How many viziers were there?
Two. One for lower kingdom and one for upper Egypt
200
What is the name of the measurement used to measure the Nile?
A Nilometer
200
What were 3 festivals from the Ramesside period?
Opet, Heb-Sed, Beautiful Feast of the Valley
200
Name two games played as a recreational activity
Senet, Dogs and Jackals
200
Who is this?
Bes
300
Point to Cairo on this map
300
Name 3 of the main administrative bodies in Ramesside Egypt
royal, military, religious, civil
300
Name 1 of the main technological advancements during this period.
Shaduf, foot-operated pottery wheel, bellows
300
Name the four main categories of Gods and Godesses
Household, Local, Funerary and State Gods
300
What were 5 food items consumed in Ancient Egypt?
onion, bread, garlic, fish, duck, geese, beer, dates, grapes
300
Who are these 3 Gods?
Anubis, Re, Horus
400
Which side of the Nile was associated with life & which with death?
East with life & West with Death
400
Did women have financial freedom in Ramesside Egypt?
Yes - to an extent. (surviving accounts/contracts show women received the same pay rations as men for undertaking the same job)
400
What was one reason for the workers strike at Deir el-Medina?
Withheld rations/pay.
400
What were 3 books/guides to the afterlife during the Ramesside period?
The Book of Gates, the Am Duat, the Book of the Dead
400
What were two of the purposes of jewellery?
magical and personal protection, to look snazzy, etc.
400
What does this ostacon show?
A mother nursing a child (found at Deir el-Medina)
500
What does Herodotus have to say about the importance of the Nile?
"Egypt is the gift of the Nile"
500
What is happening in this relief?
Seti I presents Canaanite prisoners and booty to the Theban Triad of Amun-Re, Mut and Khonsu at the temple of Karnak.
500
Name 3 ways the pharaoh received his income
Taxes, tribute, booty, trade
500
What is an ear stela and what purpose did it serve?
an ancient Egyptian carved stone tablet featuring human ears that was used to help a god hear personal prayers.
500
What is this?
An ivory paint palette
500
Where is this?
Medinet Habu