Geography/Intermediate Periods
What was the "life blood" of Egypt?
The Nile River
The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for __________.
Khufu
The chief adviser to the Pharaoh was called _______.
Vizier
Balance between order and chaos
Ma'at
Who was the first Pharaoh to unite Upper and Lower Egypt?
Narmer
Southern Region of Egypt is called ______ Egypt.
Upper Egypt
The workers on the pyramids were primarily _______ and ___________ workers.
Skilled and unskilled
What type of government did Egypt have?
Monarchy
Egyptian magic
Heka
True or False: Middle Kingdom literature is mostly pessimistic/realistic.
TRUE
Northern region of Egypt is called ________ Egypt.
Lower Egypt
Mud mound tombs for Early Egyptians were also known as _____________.
Mastabas
____________ were regional governers.
Nomarchs
The Egyptian religion was monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
What are the 3 pyramids built by Sneferu?
The Pyramid at Medium, the Bent Pyramid, and the Red Pyramid.
Who ruled Egypt during the first intermediate period?
The Nomarchs
Funerary spells to aid in the afterlife were known as ___________________________.
The Book of the Dead
The two crowns to represent Upper and Lower Egypt were _______________________.
The White Hedjet Crown of Upper Egypt and the Red Deshret Crown of Lower Egypt.
Hieroglyphs use both ________________ forms.
Logograms and syllabic forms
What are the 3 major characteristics of Egyptian Art?
It was practical, symmetrical, and realistic representations.
Who are the foreign invaders that came to rule Lower Egypt in the second intermediate period?
The Hyksos
________________ held the important organs of an individual when buried.
Canopic Jars
The ____________ represented royal power/authority in Egyptian art.
Serpent
Modern historians can translate hieroglyphs thanks to ______________.
The Rosetta Stone
What was removed during the mummification process?
The lungs, liver, intestines, and stomach.