Lesson 1
What are the two deserts in Egypt?
The western and eastern desert.
What is a Theocracy?
A government run by religious leaders.
_______could not stop invasions from the west and Southwest Asia.
Ramses the great
what language helped translate the rosetta stone?
The greek language.
Who was the king of Askum
King Ezana
What is the country that borders Egypt to the west?
Libya
What is the Ka?
Each person's life force.
what sort of workers were respected in Ancient Egyptian society.
Scribes
_________had hieroglyphics inscribed in it and became the key to deciphering Egyptian writing.
Rosetta stone
What made Assyrian weapons better than kush weapons?
Assyrian weapons were made of iron
Why is Upper Egypt on the lower part of old Egyptian maps?
Because the Nile flowed up towards the delta
Of the upper, middle, and lower classes in society which was the biggest.
The lower class
What was life like for farmers and peasants?
They had to do what they were told to do like work
What determines a person's size in a statue?
Their stature in society.
How was Kush like Egypt
yearly Nile floods provided fertile soil so Farming thrived.
What are the countries that border Egypt to the east?
Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
They thought the Pharaoh was a god in human form.
What sort of people were in the skilled classes?
Scribes, artisans, artists, architects, merchants and soldiers.
How was Papyrus made?
By pressing layers of reeds together and pounding them into sheets.
What was the role of women in Kush society
There were many queens and some women rose to other authoritys.
What is the highest and lowest point in Egypt, where is the highest point located?
The highest is Mt Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula. The lowest point is the Qattara depression.
Why were burial sites important in Egypt?
Egyptian Pharaohs Ka would go into the afterlife with all their belongings. The burial sites also honored the person who was buried.
What happened during the Middle Kingdom?
Egypt was unified under one ruler, later the Hyksos invaded Egypt and nobles were taking power from the Phaorohs.
Why did only some people get to see Egyptian sculptures and paintings?
They were in tombs and palaces so out of respect not just anyone could enter
What did the Kush export
Gold, pottery Iron, tools, ivory and slaves