Vocab
White water rapids of the Nile
Cataracts
Ancient Egypt used ________ as their writing system.
Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics are a drawing or symbols that represent words or sounds
True
How many kingdoms were there and put them in order.
Three kingdoms. Old, Middle, and New
List the Social Pyramid from bottom to top.
Farmers, Servants, & Slaves
Merchants & Artisans
Scribes
Nobles, Priests, and Officials
Pharaoh
Invented in ancient Nubia, one of the first alphabets
Meroitic Script
T0 control Egypt, pharaohs needed the ______ and ______ of the people.
Loyalty/Labor
Egyptians discovered new inventions such as mortar, rubber, and many kinds of cosmetics.
False. Glass, mortar, and cosmetics
During which kingdom would the Nile flood and cause significant environmental challenges
Middle Kingdom
List two differences and one similarity in which ways farmers and scribes contributed to the Egyptian civilization.
Diff.
Farmers grow & harvest crops
Scribes kept records for kingdom
Sim.
Both work for the pharaoh/kingdom
Buying and selling goods
Commerce
When Hatshepsut died, _________ became ruler
Thutmose III
Egypt's head of bureaucracy was called the priests
False. Vizier
List two things that happened during the Old Kingdom
Period of prosperity, Political strength, and Cultural achievement.
How are hieroglyphics and Meroitic script different (2) and similar (1)
Diff.
Meroitic was worlds first alphabet & Ancient Kush
Hieroglyphics represent words & letters
Sim.
Ancient writing systems
Symbols meaning words, ideas, or sounds
Hieroglyphic
Most valuable goods Egyptians bout in Kush were ____ and _____
Gold/Elephant Tusks
White and Blue Nile meet in present day Sudan. In ancient times this was called Nubia or Kush.
True
During the New Kingdom, conquering lands in Asia and Africa let to what?
Invasions and eventually the fall to Persia.
Who were the pyramids at Giza built for
King Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure
Dependence of each country/group
Interdependence
Egyptian ability to construct the great pyramids by using _____, _____, _____, _____, and ______.
Egyptian luxury goods were ivory and exotic animals.
False. Precious stones and perfumes
Create canals and irrigate farmland
Why are the pyramids considered the Egyptians the Egyptians greatest achievement? (2)
Labor of thousands of workers, cutting stone by hand.