CHAPTER & WORLD EVENTS
When and who united the Upper and lower Egypt, establishing the first dynasty?
3100 BC and Menes is the one untied the upper and lower Egypt and established the first dynasty.
What played a key role in the development of Egyptian civilizations?
Geography
Like Mesopotamians, Egyptians practiced what ?
Polytheism
Name the god of sun.
Amon-Re
Heka
Ruler
When did the Sumerians create the world's first writing system?
3500 BC
What brought life to Egypt ?
The Nile river because the river provided them with protection, food, and water.
Among the artisans who worked in Egypt ?
They were sculptors, builders, carpenters, jewelers, metal workers, and leather workers.
When did Rames the Great come to power ?
1200's BC
Iuna
Heliopolis
When and who died between the years of 1000 and 2000.
Rames the Great died in 1237 BC .
As in Mesopotamia, farmers in Egypt developed what?
Irrigation systems.
South of Egypt, a group of people settled in which region ?
Nubia
Who married who in Egypt ?
Hatshepsut married the pharaoh Thutmose II, her half brother.
Resy
Southern
When did the Chou dynasty begin ?
1027 BC.
What did the farmers build to collect water during the yearly floods and to store this precious resource long afterwards ?
Basins
Is there a way to learned about the afterlife in Egypt ?
Yes and it was titled " Book of the Dead ".
One ruler who worked to increase Egyptian trade was who.
Queen Hatshepsut
Sphinxes
Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans.
When and who destroyed the Meroe?
The Meroe was destroyed in AD 350 by the Aksum
By 2200 BC, what was the population of Egypt?
2 million
What did Historians consider menes to be ?
First Pharaoh
Who was Kush's most successful military leader?
Piankhi
Obelisk
a tall, four sided pillar that is pointed on top.