Vocab
What is the word for a large series of rapids in a river?
Cataract
Who do many historians consider to be the first Pharoah?
Ahmose, Menes, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Imhotep
Menes
What is the name of the river that runs through Egypt?
Nile
Which of these sentences are false?
1. Egyptians worshipped many gods.
2. Religion had little impact on everyday life.
3. Egyptian families worshipped at shrines at their homes.
2. Religion had little impact on everyday life.
True or false: This is the correct order of groups for their level in Egyptian Society. (1=most power, 4=least amount of power.
1. Pharoahs
2. Religious leaders and government officials
3. Artisans and craftspeople
4. Farmers and servents
True
What is the name of an Egyptian leader?
Pharoah
Which Egyptian ruler drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose, Menes, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Imhotep
Ahmose
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
What was used to pay most workers who built pyramids?
Grains and other foods
Which part of Egypt am I describing before it was unified?
This area's king wore a white crown, it's capital city was Nehken, and it was located in the southern part of Egypt.
Upper Egypt
What word refers to a mythical creature with the head of a person and the body of the lion?
Sphinx
Which Pharoah is known for strengthening Egypt through trade?
Ahmose, Menes, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Imhotep
Hatshepsut
What direction does the Nile River flow?
Starts in the south and flows north.
Of these different groups who was 2nd on the social pyramid in Egpytian society (had the 2nd most power)?
Artisans/craftspeople, farmers/servants, Pharoahs, religious leaders/government officials
religious leaders/government officials
What is the name of the king of the gods?
What is the name of Ancient Egyptian writing?
Which person was known for their talents in architeture, engineering, and physics?
Ahmose, Menes, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Imhotep
Imhotep
What city was the first capital of unified Egypt?
Elephantine, Memphis, Pe, Nehken
Memphis
True or False: Egyptian hieroglyphics can be written horizontally, vertically, right to left, left to right, top to bottom, or bottom to top.
True.
Who is the god of the underworld and the dead that supervises a Ka's journey into the afterlife?
Osiris
Before Egypt was united into one territory, what was the name of the northern part of Egypt?
Lower Egypt
Which Pharoah was known for defending Egypt from invaders and strengthening their defenses?
Ahmose, Menes, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Imhotep
Ramses II
What region was to the south of Egypt and was home to kingdoms like Kush?
Nubia
Why were most Egyptians unable to see many of the Egyptian paintings created at this time?
A. Egyptian religion prohibited most Egyptians from creating or viewing art.
B. Paintings were created for temples and tombs where few Egyptians could go.
C. Officials kept Egyptian artwork in galleries and demanded fees to enter.
D. Paintings were immediately covered with sand to preserve them.
B. Paintings were created for temples and tombs where few Egyptians could go.
What was the primary purpose of the pyramids?
To be a tomb for the Pharoahs after they died.