Class System
Whose responsibility was it to organize workers to build dams and dig ditches and to protect the people from invaders?
The pharaoh
What did the Nile River provide Egyptian farmers?
Water to irrigate their fields
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
The Egyptians developed their own system of writing known as _________________.
Hieroglyphics
Why were pyramids built?
As tombs for the pharaohs
Why was it important for Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt to be united under a single ruler?
A united Egypt was better able to protect itself from attacks by foreign enemies.
How did the Nile River add soil to the farmlands?
The river flooded and overflowed its banks.
What is the longest river in the world?
What discovery enabled the Egyptians to translate the messages on it?
The Rosetta Stone
Where were the most famous pyramids built?
Giza
What group was below the pharaoh in Egyptian society?
The ruling class made up of nobles and priests.
How did the farmers in Egypt control the floodwaters from the Nile River?
They dug irrigation ditches and built dams.
Which of these words best describes the Sahara Desert?
a. wet and cold
b. hot and dry
c. humid and sunny
What branch of mathematics did the Egyptians develop?
Geometry
What was the largest pyramid called?
The Great Pyramid
Most of the people in Egypt were in the third class made up of __________ and ____________.
peasants and slaves
What dam did the Egyptian government build in 1968 to control the waters of the Nile?
The Aswan Dam
Where did most Egyptians live?
Along the Nile River.
Sphinxes were monuments with the bodies of _______ and the heads of __________.
bodies of lions
heads of humans, sometimes heads were rams or hawks
Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen?
Howard Carter
What did the farmers do for the pharaoh in return for him giving them land to farm?
The farmers gave the pharaoh about 3/5 of all the crops grown.
Besides using papyrus to make boats, baskets, mats, and sandals, what other use did the Egyptians have for it?
The Egyptians used papyrus to make writing material that looked like paper.
The Nile River empties into what sea?
The Mediterranean Sea
Their knowledge of astronomy(or the study of stars) enabled Egyptians to develop a ___________.
calendar
Why was the discovery of King Tut's tomb important?
He tomb was totally robbed, so its contents give us many clues about what life was like in ancient Egypt.