Vocab
Definition of Textile
Woven cloth
List 3 of the Pharaoh's duties
To unify Egypt
lead during good and bad times
to hire officials
to give orders
to participate in religious ceremonies
Who pays tributes and why?
The conquered people had to pay tributes to pay for building dams and improve farmlands.
Who were the first Nubians? (their job)
Cattle herders
List 1 reason why they depended on the Nile
water for drinking/crops
cataracts kept out invaders
Marshy Delta kept out enemies
Trade
a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
What was the Book of the Dead?
A collection of prayers and magic spells
Who is Hatshepsut?
The first queen ruler in Egypt
Why did Kerma become an important center for trade?
Its location near the Nile made it important for trade
What writing system did the Egyptians develop?
hieroglyphics
Definition of theocracy
a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
Why did Egyptians protect a person's body after death?
To protect their soul to go to the afterlife-AKA embalming
Expanded Egypt through war- different from his aunt- who expanded through trade.
Name 2 items that the Kushite caravans traded
gold, ivory, wood
What 2 items did papyrus make?
paper, sandals, baskets, rafts
Definition of delta
a fan-shaped area of marshy land/silt near where a river flows into the sea
List 3 Achievements
astronomy
365-day calendar
geometry/math
system of numbers
fractions
Who was King Akhenaton's successor? (person who took over after him)
King Tutankhamen
The Kushites became the first Africans to make ____.
Iron
What are the 3 Kingdoms in Ancient Egypt?
Old, Middle, New Kingdoms
Definition of Envoy
a person who represents his country in a foreign place
List the four social classes in Egypt
Ruler
Upper Class
Middle Class
Lower Class
Name 2 out of the 3 accomplishments of Ramses II
Regained lost lands for Egypt
Signed Peace treaties
Built temples
Name the Kingdom that conquered Kush
Axum
How long is the Nile river?
about 4000 miles long