Hierarchy
Who was at the bottom of the hierarchy pyramid?
Peasants and Servants
Military leader, Leader of the government, Religious leader.
What did the nile river create?
a Delta
What structure is Egypt commonly known for?
Pyramids
What helped scholars decode hieroglyphs.
Rosetta Stone
Who was the most educated?
Scribes (Double points)
Which Pharoh /ruler united Egypt?
Menes
What about the Nile river helped egypt?
The flooding was predictable.
When making structures what sacred things did the Egyptians use?
Sacred shapes: triangles, squares. (Double Points)
What did the Egyptians write on?
Papyrus (Double points)
What were 2/3 of the people in the second highest part of the pyramid
Any combination of Viziers, Priests, nobles
What was one thing Hatshepsut did for Ancient Egypt?
Expanded Egypt through wars or promoted trade(Double Points)
Was Lower Egypt on the Northern part of the Nile or the Southern part of the Nile?
Northern
What was the name on the structure that looked like a cat?
Sphinx
What part of Math did Egyptians have an understanding of?
Geometry (Double points)
What did scribes do?
they could read and write hieroglyphs
Who became Pharoh at the age of 8?
Tutankhamen
What did the Nile river encourage between Upper and Lower Egypt?
Trade
What were the pyramids used for?
They were used as tombs for Pharohs.
What was the name of the distinctive art style ancient egyptians used?
Frontalism
Who was at the top of the pyramid and what were 2 roles they had?
Pharohs: Military leader, Religious leader, Ruler of egypt
What did Ramses II do?
Made peace with the hittites, or made Egypts economy stronger.
How did the Nile river affect Egypt?
The Nile river helped Egyptians with agriculture by depositing silt and having predictable flooding.
When making structures they used a ratio known as what?
How important was mathematics to the Egyptians? How was it used?
Very important. It was used to help construct pyramids and other structures and it was also used to calculate the amount of workers needed for these massive projects. (Double points)